Re: help- sluggish respond in word 2004 after installing the service pack

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From: Daiya Mitchell (daiyaNOSPAM_at_mvps.org.INVALID)
Date: 11/01/04 

Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 10:52:17 -0800

Yeah....this is a known, but semi-intermittent, issue--they changed the way
the screen refresh works, and now showing the cursor takes priority over
making the screen reflect the formatting changes. It isn't exactly the
fault of Service Pack 1--many people had the problem before installing the
update, and I still don't have it after installing the update.

There is more information and a neat trick to reduce the annoyance on this
group under the thread "Macro Speeds up Mac Word 2004", in mid October, use
Google Groups to access.

DM

On 11/1/04 3:12 AM, "Kevinc" wrote:

> after installing the word 2004 Service Pack 1, there is a significant
> lag between the typing and the response of the characters typed
> showing up on word. This problem is espcially bad when i attempt to
> delete characters by using the delete key (backspace) and retype the
> word. there will be a 2 sec delay in the deleting and another 2 sec
> delay before the characters being type appear on screen.
>
> The thing that annoys me most was that before the installation of the
> service pack, i was quite satisfied with it and i actually thought
> that maybe microsoft have done it right this time...
>
> This is simply unacceptable for a modern wordprocessor! Am i the only
> one suffeering from this? is there anything i can do to remedy this
> situation? 

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