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I use a MAC and have Microsoft Office stalled. WORD, if in it working will suddenly slow down to a crawl and not respond. It only improves if I re-start my MAC. Can you help?
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Apparently v16.85.2 has not yet been released to the Current Channel.
Use Help> Check for Updates then click the Advanced button & select Current Channel (Preview) from the list of Update Channels. The 16.85.2 update then will be available.
You can revert to Current Channel after updating if you wish.
Sorry, I have no further information. You may want to keep an eye on one of the other (long) threads that discuss the bug. Example:
There is a known issue in Word for Mac at the moment and it results in Word being slow. There is an upcoming bug fix but no time frame is known, as far as I know. Some uses have reported that installing a preview version does fix the issue, but you may want to wait until the current channel update is released.
This is a very impactful problem for those of us that work on long documents in word. I understand you have no idea when the fix is coming but you suggest waiting for current channel update to be released. Any idea when that will be?
There is a known issue in Word for Mac at the moment and it results in Word being slow. There is an upcoming bug fix but no time frame is known, as far as I know. Some uses have reported that installing a preview version does fix the issue, but you may want to wait until the current channel update is released.