I have an iMac with Sierra and microsoft office 2008. When I'm using powerpoint the program will freeze when I'm moving pictures or boxes around too quickly. If I move the images around slow enough, it seems to not freeze. The only way out of it once the spinning color wheel comes is to "force quit". I make sure to save my work VERY frequently because of this feature and its a nuisance. I've been reading forums for hours and I have found others with my issue. It seems that many have solved the issue by checking a box under the advanced settings regarding "graphics hardware acceleration". However, my ancient version of office (which I used to love) does not have this particular checkbox. I don't mind buying a new office program (2016)...but I am seeing that others are having issues with this one as well. My powerpoint worked well up until maybe 6 months ago. I have PLENTY of memory/RAM and storage on this computer and I have tried restarting numerous times. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you in advance!
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Powerpoint freezes when moving/resizing images
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MS just announced end of support for Office 2011, your version is clearly no longer supported.
I have been using 2016 on Sierra and now High Sierra, no real issues, though occasional things happen that clear with reboots.
I have been using 2016 on Sierra and now High Sierra, no real issues, though occasional things happen that clear with reboots.
Ok. I may just invest in the 2016 powerpoint/office, then, and pray the issue resolves. Theres nothing like loosing a couple slides you spent 20 minutes formatting to perfection. Thanks for that info.