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Group objects
Hi, I am a longtime user of Word. I have just transferred to a new and stronger laptop; however, when trying to group more than 5 items Word stops responding and sometimes crashes. I disabled all add-ons, hoping it would help. Any ideas?
I usually insert the figure in a table and just group the callouts and text boxes with arrows.
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That kind of crash in Word usually points to how the program handles shapes and graphics on your new laptop rather than a real file issue. When you group many objects, Word relies on your computer’s graphics system, and hardware acceleration can sometimes make it unstable. Try going to File → Options → Advanced → Display, then check “Disable hardware graphics acceleration.” Restart Word afterward, this often fixes the problem. Also, avoid grouping inside tables if possible; instead, group everything on the page first, then move the grouped object into the table. If your shapes were copied from other programs like PowerPoint, converting them to simple Word drawing objects or pictures before grouping can also help. Finally, make sure your Office and graphics drivers are fully updated. Turning off GPU acceleration usually solves most of these grouping crashes on newer hardware.
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