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
Thanks for the tip about turning off all the spelling and grammar stuff. Now my cursor moves in real time.
I have the same problem with my office 2016. This can be solved by these steps:
1. Check the file you are working on, if it was in *.doc; you should save it to the newest type *.docx.
2. If it still lag, you should go to word preference, uncheck all the grammar and spelling.
It works with mines!
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.
I have REALLY slow typing in some documents (but not all). It's clearly a bug. There are a few work arounds:
For .DOC file format, I've noticed the font rendering is different (not as good) on non-retina displays - kinda odd.
Hope this helps.
Mark.
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)
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 ?
Exactly the same issue with my Word 2016 on MacBook Pro 13" highest config.
Cannot work properly at all -- updated Word to the latest, updated Mac to the latest, neither did help nor can I find any settings on performance. Really, Mircosoft, what is this ****?
I called Mircosoft support today, it seems to be an issue with the newest Mac OS.
A 'save' version should be OS X 10.10, but you need to downgrade -- which is not feasible for me.
Therefore, I'll try to install Office 2011 for Mac and see if this will work 'flawlessly'...
Shame on you Mircosoft and Apple. Releasing something essential like Office and El Capitan this buggy into public is not professional at all. I am paying for this crap.
I'm running 10.11.6 and have this problem. I've tried everything: reboots, turning off all grammar/spelling and saving as a docx. Nothing helps. I do transcription and translation for a living so this is a real problem. I would appreciate it if either Mac or Office could get another update to fix this problem.
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.
Word 2016 Mac lag when typing
