"Microsoft Office 365's Word cannot edit large tables properly and often freezes.

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"Microsoft Office 365's Word cannot edit large tables properly and often freezes.

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When a table is inserted in Microsoft Office's Word software version: Microsoft office 365, if the table is quite large—for example, spanning dozens or even hundreds of pages， with more than 10,000 words in the table cells, —it becomes impossible to adjust the column width by dragging, and adding columns on the right side is also difficult. The entire table in the Word document freezes, making any table-related operations or edits impossible. I am using the Office 365 version; please fix this issue as soon as possible."

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Answer 1

Dear EdwardZHONG，

We have received information about the documents and videos you shared with us, and since your videos were shared with us through other programs, we tried to open or download the files but were unable to do so.

We have tested the files you have shared with us on different devices, and the program also freezes when opening and editing the document on some devices.

Have you tried creating a new system local account to help you troubleshoot your system's detection and operation information for large files?

Your small documents can be edited and viewed normally, it means that there is no problem with your Office program, which is also related to the size of your documents and the system's detection and operation procedures.

To help you with your office work, we also recommend that you try to split your document into multiple small documents for editing. After editing, you can merge them to help you view.

At the same time, you can try to change the device and re-edit the document to see if the file can be edited normally on other devices.

In another thread, the corresponding solution is provided. You can try to edit the table as plain text first, separate columns with tabs, and separate rows with paragraph marks. Then help you confirm the file information you edited and viewed.

You can also try to confirm with reference:

Office 365 Word Table performance - Word slows to almost halt now when - Microsoft Community

Best Regards, Zenobia.Z | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Answer 2

Dear, Zenobia,

I also recorded a video for the problem for the office. How can I send you the video? I tried to upload the video here, but it is too big. I cannot send through here.

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Answer 3

Dear EdwardZHONG，

Thank you for sharing more information with us. We see that you said that this problem does not occur for small documents, but only when opening large tables.

We copied and pasted the text information you shared with us into the table and tried to increase the size of the document. We tested it on different computers. If the computer has a low configuration or slow detection, we will also encounter problems such as freezing and unresponsiveness when operating and adding tables.

This is also related to whether the configuration information of your system detects whether the text runs smoothly.

Not sure if you have tried to clean start and repair your Office program and check the impact of your Office program and software according to the previous suggestions.

We see that you are willing to share your document information with us. For the security of your information, you can share your document with us through private messages.

At the same time, you can also try to create a new local administrator account on different devices, log in to your Office program and open the document in the new account to see if the operation can be successful.

Create a new local account:

You can try to create a new local administrator account for the system, log in to the system with the new administrator account and open the office program to determine whether your shortcut keys can be used normally.

You can refer to the detailed steps in the following link to create a new local account:

Manage user accounts in Windows - Microsoft Support

You can try the operation and get back to us if you have any updates or questions. Best Regards,Zenobia.Z | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Answer 4

Dear Zenobia-MSFT

Does this problem occur when you create or open a small document?

for small document, it is ok. but microsoft office 365 can not deal with large tables. it is a drawback.

2, When did this problem start to occur?

It occurs whenever I edit big table in word document in office 365.

3 please change the following text (please add to more than 50,000 words) into table in the word document, then you can try to add several column on the right or move the vertical line to adjust the width of the column. you will find the problem . very slow.

you can also email me : e**********@outlook.com. I will send you the table in word document .

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Answer 5

Dear EdwardZHONG，

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

We understand that you cannot edit large tables in your system.

We see that you said that changing table information in Word when opening a large file will cause a lag problem. We need to confirm with you:

Does this problem occur when you create or open a small document?

When did this problem start to occur?

Since the opening and editing of documents is also related to the system's detection settings and document size, you can try to reduce the size of your Word document to confirm: Reduce the file size of your Word documents - Microsoft Support At the same time, due to the difference between the input method and the Office program detection, it will also affect your operation. You can try:

Change the compatibility information of the input method:

Right-click the input method information in the taskbar, select "Settings"--click "General"--check the display of "Compatibility". If you have turned on compatibility, you can try to turn the setting information back on or off to confirm.

At the same time, in order to check the operation information detected by your system and Office, you can try the following help to confirm:

Repair your Office program:

Go to the "Control Panel" > "Programs and Features" menu to find the Office application, right-click this application, click "Change" > "Yes" > "Online Repair" > "Repair" button, and the Office product will be automatically repaired in the online state. After the repair is successful, please restart your computer and test again.

You can refer to the detailed information in the following link to help you repair your Office program: Repair an Office application - Microsoft Support 2. Clean boot the system:

To check if there are other programs in your system that conflict with the Office program, causing the error.

You can try to clean boot the system by following the detailed steps in the following link, and then confirm whether the problem still occurs: How to perform a clean boot in Windows - Microsoft SupportDisclaimer: A “clean boot” starts Windows with a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. It helps to determine whether a background service is interfering with your game or program and to isolate the cause of a problem.These steps of "clean boot" might look complicated at first glance. However, to avoid any trouble for you, please follow them in order and step-by step so that it will help you get back on track.You can try it, and we also look forward to you sharing more detailed information with us. We will also find a solution together based on your subsequent help and more detailed information.Best Regards,Zenobia-MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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