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Slgc173
Oct 09, 2025Copper Contributor
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...
Stefan_Blom
Oct 13, 2025MVP
Which version of Word are you running? Here, I am not seeing a problem grouping more than five objects in version 2509 (Microsoft subscription, running under Windows 11).
If you have Word for Windows, you could try starting Word in application Safe mode and see if that works around the problem (temporarily, for the session running in Safe mode). For more information, have a look at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/open-office-apps-in-safe-mode-on-a-windows-pc-dedf944a-5f4b-4afb-a453-528af4f7ac72 .
- Slgc173Oct 15, 2025Copper Contributor
I am working with Microsoft 365 and Windows 11.
So, I think they are the most updated versions of Microsoft (Word) and Windows.