

If my reply has helped, mark accordingly - Helpful or Answer Phillip M. The questions, discussions, opinions, replies & answers I create, are solely mine and mine alone, and do not reflect upon my position as a Community Moderator. Back when my Computer was new and I purchasedĢ011, any Office application would come up and be ready at the blink of an eye or faster. I am already running into this with my MacBook Pro 17" with 8GB RAM and 500 GB Hard Drive I am now up to only 100 GB of 500 GB left. And Office Products take up to 2 -3 minutes to start be they 2011 or 2016. If not enough room is left for scratch disk operation then things slow down, and crashes occur because items can't be switched in and out fast Of code to have to be paged onto hard drive on what is called a scratch Disk. Not taking into account That the computer OS has got to have some room to work thus cause bits Some might not see the Check for Updates button at this point because their software is outdated. As the bar drops down, choose Check for Updates.

Here is how: Open any of Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Outlook. The problem is Technology keeps changing and as more RAM at reasonable Prices come on market, Software developers do everything in their power use it all up. Setting up Microsoft AutoUpdate is the first and most important step to receive auto-updates for your Office. Will need 32 to 64 to 128 GB RAM just to keep up. And will you need a very high speed Cable or FOIS Connection. It's my opinion with today's application sizes, it will take a Mac with 16 GB System RAM, and a Minimum 1 to 2 TB Hard Drive (possibly a SSD) to keep up. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Onenote
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I have Comcast "Blast" cable service capable of Download speed 40 MBps or better if light load such as night time. Still takes better part of 2 hours to Download and then install the complete package of (Dial up or DSL a big waste of time.)Īlmost all Office application are close to 1gb each.
