Word may perform better if you turn off the Smart Cut and Paste and Show Paste Options buttons. To turn off these options: On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Edit tab. Clear the Show Paste Options buttons and the Smart cut and paste checkboxes.
This option displays the most recent files that you’ve used, which can be very convenient as it saves you having to find documents. However, the downside is that it hogs memory and drags down the application. To turn off the Recently used file list, follow these steps: From the Tools menu, click Options, and the […]
If you Update Automatic Links On Open, you’re placing pressure on Word as it has to check and update each link everytime it starts. If you have a large document, say more than 10 pages, this can cause real issues with performance. Turning off this option will make documents open faster and reduce the likelihood […]
A pointer scheme is any combination of pointers used on your desktop. Turning off the animated mouse scheme is likely to increase performance, especially on less powerful computers. On more powerful computers, it may be less noticeable as more free memory is available. Open the Control Panel. Double-click the Mouse icon. Click the Pointers tab. […]
Turn on the Draft font option to load documents faster. This also improves the screen display of documents which have complex formatting and graphics. This option is available only in Normal view. To turn on the Draft font option, follow these steps: On the View menu, click Normal. On the Tools menu, click Options, and […]
Use Normal view instead of Print Layout view as the latter takes longer to redraw the screen and to repaginate the document. To change to Normal view, click Normal on the View menu.
By default, Word automatically checks spelling and grammar as you write your document. It displays any errors it finds as wavy and green red underlines. While they have their value, these can adversely affect your computer’s performance as they continually demand memory. To turn off automatic spelling and grammar checking: On the Tools menu, click […]
By default, the Allow background saves option is turned on in Word. This allows you to continue working in Word while a document is being saved. However, this eats up system memory. If you want to conserve resources, turn off this option. To turn Allow background saves off, follow these steps: On the Tools menu, […]
Avoid saving files to a network or server. This is slower than working from your local hard disk and creates the possibility of losing data if the network goes down while working on the document.
Use no more than two or three fonts per document. If you use more than this, it will reduce performance, especially when you print or print preview documents. The Font and Symbol dialog box will also take longer to appear when you use additional fonts. Also, most professionally designed documents limit themselves to two […]