delayed response to any command

[mc]

I am a novice with EXCEL 2007 so I don't use it for what it was probably
created for--calculations, computations, etc. Thus, I'm an infrequent user
and don't have any big projects that would normally slow down the functions.
However, it takes anywhere from 15-60 seconds for ANY command to register. I
have the Student Edition of MS Office and when I initially installed it
(about 1 year ago) it was speedy and easy to create simple text and tables.
In the last 6 months, the program does not run correctly and I often get a
(not responding) in the header bar whenever I type or choose a command.
Because of this, I usually revert to creating tables in WORD 2007 which seems
more tedious and time-consuming than using EXCEL. Is there anything I can do
to eliminate the slow response?

I have already tried:
-repair/remove
-uninstall/reinstall
-run diagnostics

Does anyone know if there is a solution to this problem?

Thanks,
a novice user

 

[Arceedee]

Have you color filled or bordered cells for more than the active or visible
area of your worksheet?

 

[Gord Dibben]

Have you cleaned your TIF folders and Temp folders in the past year?

Might be a good place to start.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

 

[T. Valko]

Have you cleaned your TIF folders and

Temp folders in the past year?

I can't even imagine going a year (or more!) without cleaning those folders.

I clean the TIF folder daily and the TEMP folders at least weekly, without
fail!

 

[Gord Dibben]

Biff

There many users out there that don't even know they are caching all that
stuff.

I go into my wife's account about once a month and run cleancache.

I can go for a coffee while it's running.


Gord

 

[Arceedee]

As this is in the new users area perhaps we should advise the newbys how to
clear their Temporary Internet Files (TIF).

In Internet Explorer select Tools<Internet Options<Browsing
History<Delete<Temporary Internet Files.
It's not as scary as it appears but please be careful with the other
options. Cookies is OK - so is History but watch out not to delete passwords
if your computer remembers them for you.

I worked on a helpdesk once. Coffee! Sometimes you could go for lunch!