WORD FOR iMAC 24 FREEZES WHILE WORKING ON DOCUMENT & SPINING WHEEL DOESNT STOP!!!

Question

My Word for iMac 24 keeps freezing up on me when I am writing my book. It is really annoying, since I bought a brand-new iMac 24 2 months ago. It is constantly freezing! What is happening?

Please let me know. Thank you.

Mily

Answer 1

If the document is anything more than a very basic business letter or comparable I wouldn't suggest opening it in Pages. That could make matters worse.

If the problem is only with one specific document it is most likely a matter of corruption in that document. The first method to try is to simply use File> Save As to create a new copy; That often corrects minor corruption issues.

If the new copy exhibits the same behavior try performing what is called a Maggie. Step-by-step instructions are listed below:

A "Maggie", named after its originator, Margaret Secara

1. Command+A [Select All]
2. Shift+← [deselect final ¶]*
3. Command+C [Copy]
4. Command+N [create a new blank document]
5. Command+V [Paste into new document]
6. Command+S [Save the new document]

*Don’t omit this step. Otherwise it’s just a regular copy/paste which includes the cause of the corruption.