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albert23
Copper Contributor
Oct 19, 2019

Slow start Office Mac

My Office applications for Mac (especially Word) bounce approximately 46 times in the dock, before temporarily freezing and then finally presenting a document to work in. So starting up takes more t...
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bg15407
Copper Contributor
Mar 06, 2022

Hi see my screenshot & Make sure you also have the same things checked in the settings 

 

This has improved my document opening time from 20 seconds to 2 seconds. 

 

Steps:

Click on the Word (Menu) -> Click Preference -> Go to General & Remove the settings checkboxes that will slow you office document openeing. 

 

albert23 

  • Cletus_Polk's avatar
    Cletus_Polk
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 10, 2023

    bg15407 

     

    This solution worked for me!!! Thank you.

    FYI: I have an installed version of a purchased Office - The Web365 is a mess for those of us without full time Internet connections.

     

    WORD (upper left next to FILE) -> Preferences -> General

     

    Top third of panel:

     

    • Confirm file format conversion at Open  --> DISABLED (no check in the box)
    • Show Document Gallery when opening Word --> DISABLED
    • Update automatic links at Open --> DISABLED

    Launch is almost instant now.

     

    Hope this helps.

    • RG91000's avatar
      RG91000
      Copper Contributor
      Nov 21, 2024

      Thank you this worked perfectly - much much better

    • KingTuck's avatar
      KingTuck
      Copper Contributor
      May 13, 2024
      This worked for my 365 copy. Word opens in 2 seconds vs 10-15. Thank you!
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    JoeFYI
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 10, 2022

    bg15407 Could you please note the screenshot / send it again?  I don't see it showing up on your reply.  Would be good to see what you've checked in your settings : )

     

    Thanks for your information earlier this year!

     

    Take care.

    • Alwin_Kruijt's avatar
      Alwin_Kruijt
      Copper Contributor
      Dec 22, 2022
      What seems to help is to disable internet connection before starting Word. By e.g. blocking internet using a firewall kill-switch.

      albert23 Option that can slow down Word startup can be found here:
      Click on the Word (Menu) -> Click Preference -> Go to General
      Now UNcheck the option called " Open supported Office files from OneDrive or SharePoint on Office Apps for mac" (or something that looks similar, I had to translate it from Dutch).
      • RG91000's avatar
        RG91000
        Copper Contributor
        Dec 12, 2023
        this worked for me...dramatic change...from close to a minute to a few seconds...
        one drive in general seems to be slow on macs...even in the sync
        thank you for the suggestion

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