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Mac Forum / Applications / PowerPoint / August 2005powerpoint slow and hangs my dual g5
I've been having alot of problems with PowerPoint 2004 on Tiger (most recent updates of both). Its incredibly slow, to the point where I can barely edit the slides (several second delay between keystroke and action). It seems to get worse the longer the program is open (first 10 minutes ok, next 10 get much worse). Occasionally it just hangs when trying to save a file (sometimes halfway through which means it trashes the file completely). I suspect I haven't given enough info to get useful help, but I really have no idea how to diagnose the problem. Any ideas on what I should look for? I've uninstalled powerpoint and reinstalled, but this didn't have any effect. I'm so incredibly frustrated at this point, so thanks for any tips! Hi, Extreme slowness has been reported when there are multiple copies of the same version of Office installed on a computer. Try using the uninstaller to remove all copies of Office including the Test Drive, then reinstall Office. Look in the Additional Tools folder to locate the Remove Office folder. -Jim  SignatureJim Gordon Mac MVP MVP FAQ <http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;mvpfaqs> > I've been having alot of problems with PowerPoint 2004 on Tiger > (most recent updates of both). Its incredibly slow, to the point [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > reinstalled, but this didn't have any effect. I'm so incredibly > frustrated at this point, so thanks for any tips! > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Test Drive, then reinstall Office. Look in the Additional Tools folder > to locate the Remove Office folder. Thanks Jim. So far so good! Slide sorter and saving (I have fast save off as recommended) are still ridiculously slow (for a dual G5 with 1.5GB RAM), but my understanding is that this is normal for Powerpoint 2004. I'm just glad to be able to edit at normal speed again. Hello googmeister, Would you be willing to post or email me a copy of the presentation that is slow w/slide sorter and while saving? How many seconds is saving or viewing w/slide sorter taking for you? For slide sorter, I'm guessing that you're timing from when you go to View->Slide Sorter to when all the slides are rendered. If so, how many slides are visible and what zoom level are you at? If you'd rather email the PPT file, remove the online. part after the @ sign. Andrew SignatureThis posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > >> Hi, [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > is that this is normal for Powerpoint 2004. I'm just glad to be able to > edit at normal speed again. > Hello googmeister, > > Would you be willing to post or email me a copy of the presentation that is > slow w/slide sorter and while saving? I'll email it to you. > How many seconds is saving About 40 seconds (on my admittedly slow PowerBook 400MhZ). I don't have access to my dual G5 right now, but I'd estimate at least 10-15 seconds. This is for a 30 slide presentation. In contrast, InDesign saves a hundred pages of text + figures in under a second. > or viewing w/slide sorter taking for you? For > slide sorter, I'm guessing that you're timing from when you go to > View->Slide Sorter to when all the slides are rendered. > If so, how many slides are visible and what zoom level are you at? 25 slides visible (of 30), 66% resolution. It takes about 10 seconds on my Powerbook. Yes, it's in the rendering (which inexplicably does not seem to be cached). Since I've grown accustomed to using slide sorted for cut-and-pasting slides or rearranging them, this isn't ideal. > If you'd rather email the PPT file, remove the online. part after the @ > sign. > > Andrew Thanks for your help. I've been really impressed by the quick response time and useful info on this newsgroup! > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > is that this is normal for Powerpoint 2004. I'm just glad to be able to > > edit at normal speed again. |
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