Excel Slooooow. It takes 4 to 6 seconds toperform each input or command

[rjborley]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
Processor: Intel

I have just installed Excel 2008 on a new installation of Snow Leopard and it does not work properly. It takes ages to register every input or command, like a large Lag.

EG. each figure or text, input into cells takes 4 seconds from hitting enter to accepting the input. Changing the width of a column takes 6 seconds from letting go of the mouse after dragging to the new width. etc etc.

I have checked for updates. Any ideas?

 

[John McGhie]

Hop into Activity Monitor and tell us what is "busy". The system is waiting
for something: CPU, Disk, or Network. Activity Monitor will give you a clue
what it's waiting for.

What Update Level is shown if you go into the Excel>About menu? We need the
Version Number and the Latest Applied Update number.

What else is running? How much memory do you have in the computer?

How long since you rebooted?

Have you Repaired Permissions?

Excel 2008 is no speed demon, but it's not that bad...

Cheers

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
Processor: Intel

I have just installed Excel 2008 on a new installation of Snow Leopard and it
does not work properly. It takes ages to register every input or command, like
a large Lag.

EG. each figure or text, input into cells takes 4 seconds from hitting enter
to accepting the input. Changing the width of a column takes 6 seconds from
letting go of the mouse after dragging to the new width. etc etc.

I have checked for updates. Any ideas?

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[XinXin]

I have just installed Excel 2008 on a new installation of Snow Leopard and it does not work properly. It takes ages to register every input or command, like a large Lag.

EG. each figure or text, input into cells takes 4 seconds from hitting enter to accepting the input. Changing the width of a column takes 6 seconds from letting go of the mouse after dragging to the new width. etc etc.

I have checked for updates. Any ideas?

Did you read this post? Could you please try whethe the workaround depicted in this post solves your slowness?
<http://www.officeformac.com/ms/ProductForums/Excel/4881>

Thanks,
XinXin
Macintosh Business Unit, Microsoft

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