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Hello guys,
i have this issue when use word 2016 for Mac (but the same problem was for the 2011 version of office for Mac):
when i type after highlighted text, word suffer of a lag of about 1 second, so it does not record the first typings..it's very frustrating! It is like Word would analyze the selected text before starting to record other commands......
Some solutions there?
Word 2016 for Mac-OTHER, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3), Office 2016 for Mac
I had the same problem. What helped me was to deactivate a little program called "Moom", a Window manager for OS X. After I removed it restarted without Moom I could start working again. I read somewhere that also other Window manager can cause this annoyance.
Uwe
I had the same problem. I have Word for Mac 2016 run on Yosemite 10.10.5. The reason in my case was that the document was in "Compatibility mode". After I upgraded the document to the latest form (File -> Convert Document), the problem was solved. Hope this helpful to you.
Having the same problem...
When writhing documents and reports for university with +50 pages, imagens, formulas and so, word is no painful to work...
I already rebooted my rMBP and it started to work fine, but got slow again... I don't know what is M$ doing with this office.
I already tried to switch to pages, but is so "minimal" that i don't know who to do basic things...
I just bought a 13" MacBook Air (1.6 GHz Core i5, 8 GB RAM) and it presents the annoying lag when typing in PowerPoint or Word.
However this problem is not present in my 15" MacBook Pro (2.5 GHz Core i7 processor an 16 GB RAM).
I believe it is related to the processor speed or memory. Very frustrating.
Hello,
What solved my problem was:
- create a new custom dictionary (Preferences->Spelling and Grammar->Custom Dictionary) and remove the old one
- restart Word
- open the document again
Hope it helps others too.
This solution works but Pages is far superior for typing corrections. I suggest using Pages to type then to avoid formatting issues, copy and paste into TextEdit, "plain text" it and finally paste into Word. Long way round but works if you're patient.
Reboot your Mac. Quit all of your user applications, and then launch only Word 2016 on the same document. Notice any improvement?
Check the Apple logo : About This Mac. How much installed memory is shown, and under the Storage tab on this panel, how much available space is available?
Thanx Viking. So, i launched word as the only running app but i don't notice any improvement. I have the last macbook retina with 8gb ram and 256sdd (available space 80gb), so i don't think it's due to the mac
FWIW, I have a MacBook 12" Retina as well and like it very much, but it might be the issue. The Core M processors do lack a bit in horsepower. I don't use Word so i can't comment on it's performance on a MacBook.
Is Word 2016 the only application that seems lethargic on your Macbook, or is it general to all applications? Have you verified that you have the most recent updates for Office 2016 for the Mac? Did this slowness with Word begin after any particular software installation?
no, Word is the only app that is affected by slowness. but it's not so annoying for, except when i highlight a word or the entire line and right away type in some text: i have noticed that in this case, that is when i select some words at once or even only a word, Word is just like analyzes the text and takes the delay (if you look at the toolbar, you can notice that some buttons are grayed out for some milliseconds, i think when Word analyzes the highlighted text)
i've checked other apps and seems that also iWriter, another text app, is affected by the same problem. perhaps it depends of other settings......
enzobond wrote:
Hello guys,
i have this issue when use word 2016 for Mac (but the same problem was for the 2011 version of office for Mac):
when i type after highlighted text, word suffer of a lag of about 1 second, so it does not record the first typings..it's very frustrating!
I did use Office 2011 for Mac and since two weeks I use Office 2016 for Mac - Word 2016 too with El Capitan and do not recognize the problem.
FYI: two days ago there is a update for Office 2016 for Mac to 15.19.1.
Close al Office 2016 for Mac applications and the browser.
Start Microsoft Auto Update and do the update.
Have you checked if the problem happened when you use Pages & the Apple Text Editor ?
yes, i've tried with Text app and it's the same: about 1/2 second of delay when i type after highlighted some text.........
Try a restart.
Do a backup, using either Time Machine or a cloning program, to ensure files/data can be recovered. Two backups are better than one.
Try setting up another admin user account to see if the same problem continues. If Back-to-My Mac is selected in System Preferences, the Guest account will not work. The intent is to see if it is specific to one account or a system wide problem. This account can be deleted later.
Isolating an issue by using another user account
If the problem is still there, try booting into the Safe Mode using your normal account. Disconnect all peripherals except those needed for the test. Shut down the computer and then power it back up after waiting 10 seconds. Immediately after hearing the startup chime, hold down the shift key and continue to hold it until the gray Apple icon and a progress bar appear. The boot up is significantly slower than normal. This will reset some caches, forces a directory check, and disables all startup and login items, among other things. When you reboot normally, the initial reboot may be slower than normal. If the system operates normally, there may be 3rd party applications which are causing a problem. Try deleting/disabling the third party applications after a restart by using the application un-installer. For each disable/delete, you will need to restart if you don't do them all at once.
Word 2016 Mac lag when typing
