[toddo0254]

OS: Windows XP, SP 3
Microsoft Office 2003

I am experiencing delays when I switch to a Word document. When I first switch to an open Word document from another Word document or another program, there is always a 4 second delay (hourglass) before the document becomes active. I have tried disabling and even deleting the couple of add-ins I have installed. This did not help. I tried adding memory, up to 2 GB now.

I may have several things open but I do not experience this sort of delay with any other programs including Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, etc.

Beyond the add-ins and memory, I have no idea how to attack this problem. Since I spend half the day working with these documents, comparing, editing and transferring data between them, it is frustrating.

So, my question is, how do I go about figuring out what the problem is?

Thanks,
Todd

[Anne Troy]

I don't know if I can help you figure out the problem, but I may be able to help you with the solution:
http://www.officearticles.com/word/s...osoft_word.htm

[toddo0254]

Step 4 on the page took the delay down from 4 seconds to less than 1 second. Couldn't hope for any better than that.

Thank you very, very much!

[Anne Troy]

You're welcome! So glad I could help.

[Mikedaddy]

I've tried most but not all. Great post. Will do tomorrow.