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Janice Rathman reports:
I recently ran into a problem in a Word file.  This a file that is very
important to me.  When I try to do a cut or copy of a small amount of
text, it can take 30-60 seconds to do the requested command.  On larger
amounts of text, Word thinks about cutting or copying a long time, but
then does nothing.  This problem happens only in Word, and seems to happen
only on this particular file (I tried copying and cutting in similar
size files with no problem).  Also, if I take my file over to a different
machine (a IIci) there are no problems.
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A guess:
Have you enabled "fast save"? If you have, then any changes you make to the
file are appended to the disk file (rather like a "Corrigenda" section); of
course this makes saving faster, but it makes editing slower. The fast save
option, as well as the "keep program in memory" and "keep file in memory"
options, are stored in your Word Settings file in your System Folder. Access
these settings through the Tools menu in Word 5.
If the prefs on your fx included "fast save", "don't keep program in memory",
"don't keep file in memory", AND the ci prefs were just the opposite, that could
account for the differences you reported.

If you are desperate enough to reinstall your software, take a few minutes to
throw the preferences file(s) away and see whether that fixes your acute
problem. I find that Word Settings is much more easily corrupted than is Word
itself, and I suspect that the Installer does NOT replace any Word Settings
files.

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