Slow response for Word table 2

[BrianLe]

I have a table in Word 2003 with 6 columns and about 400 rows. Each cell has about 100-500 characters. When I want add/change something in one of the cells, it takes 5-10 seconds for a response. I checked the FAQ's and searched for help but couldn't find any. Is there anything I can do to speed things up, or is the table just too big?

Thanks,

Brian

 

[kjv1611]

Sounds like the size of the table in Word is slowing things down. If you used Access or Excel for changing/modifying the data, and then just take what you need from the data, and then only export what you need to Word for publishing, that'd probably work better - if possible in your situation.

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[fumei]

Or maybe restructure the text so it is NOT in a table. That would speed things up. Overall, I would say the table is too big.

If you are manually going through the table, and adding/changing text in a cell, then yup, depending on how much is changed, Word is going to have to repaginate. Word repaginates plain text much faster than it does tables.

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[BrianLe]

Thanks for the suggestions. I think I'll use Excel.

 

[macropod]

Hi BrianLe,

If automatic column widths are enabled for a Word table, the constant re-calculation of the column widths as you perform any text editing will slow Word down.


Cheers
[MS MVP - Word]

 

[Madawc]

macropod, please explain more about "automatic column widths". Is it prevented by choosing 'Table Properties' and setting definite column widths?

Madawc Williams (East Anglia, UK). Using Crystal 10 & 11.5 with Windows XP

 

[macropod]

Hi Madawc,

It's the 'Automatically resize to fit contents' option, found under Table|Table Properties|Options.


Cheers
[MS MVP - Word]

 

[Madawc]

Thanks

Madawc Williams (East Anglia, UK). Using Crystal 10 & 11.5 with Windows XP