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I have a new laptop and it handles all programs well including Photoshop but Publisher 2013 is extremely slow. Even highlighting text can take over a second. Earlier versions of Publisher are fine. Can anyone suggest a cause and a solution?
A desktop publishing application from Microsoft that focuses on page layout and graphic design.
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Perhaps uncheck the "use Office to sync files faster..." setting in SkyDrive.
DavidF
[Edit] After posting the above, I ran across another possible fix:
In Publisher go to File > Options > Advanced and check 'disable hardware graphics acceleration'.
I also had this problem. I didn't when I first installed Publisher, but after about a week it became so slow it was driving me crazy! I tried all the options that were listed in this forum, and none of them helped. I finally just ended up uninstalling Microsoft Skydrive all together - I wasn't using it anyway - and bam! Problem fixed! Publisher now runs great!
I was struggling with the same slow unusable situation with Publisher 2013. I dropped back to Publisher 2010. I do not have the time nor would I expect to fuss around trying all these patches/delete patches/updates.
........editing earlier post.
I have pretty good efficiency editing a 68.9MB pub doc in Pub2010 but it was too big to save as jpg or pdf or anything other than .pub. Switching back to 2013 I was able to create a 9.7MB pdf but still could not export a jpg.
Thanks DavidF. That sounds worth trying. How did you uninstall Skydrive. I thought I would just go to Control Panel > Uninstall programs > Microsfot Skydrive but I couldn't see it listed!
Isn't it outrageous that Microsoft are not fixing this or even repling to apologise for inconvenience. They must monitor comments here...
John
Good question. BethanyHooks was the user that suggested uninstalling Skydrive fixed the problem. I think she was talking about the skydrive app that allows you to drag and drop from your local computer, sync files, etc to skydrive. I have not installed it nor do I sync with Skydrive in any way. Perhaps that is why I don't seem to have any problems with Pub 2013 being sluggish. But then I also have not installed the Office update either: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2768349
Anyway to answer your question I am guessing one of these will help:
Reference: How can I unlink SkyDrive from my desktop?: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windowslive/forum/skydrive-sync/how-can-i-unlink-skydrive-from-my-desktop/74ee720a-fcdf-4773-a000-be4c690600c9
Reference: How do I uninstall the client version of SkyDrive?: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windowslive/forum/skydrive-sync/how-do-i-uninstall-the-client-version-of-skydrive/eb3555e0-2f0b-4f58-bf4a-4fe70a291215
Let me know what you do and if it helps.
Is it outrageous? I don't know...it is certainly frustrating. Thanks for your participation in trying to find solutions to this issue.
DavidF
Thanks DavidF. That sounds worth trying. How did you uninstall Skydrive. I thought I would just go to Control Panel > Uninstall programs > Microsfot Skydrive but I couldn't see it listed!
Isn't it outrageous that Microsoft are not fixing this or even repling to apologise for inconvenience. They must monitor comments here...
John