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In a way, you can think of those little programs as browser Add-ons, but just for Microsoft Office. These small software programs extend the capabilities of the standard Office package to improve user productivity. Microsoft Office software has the capability to host Add-In components.
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There are cases in which a hardware upgrade might be needed, but there is a lot you can do in the software configuration side, before considering buying new hardware.
#Disable add ons in office 2016 install#
In this article, you’ll find some quick DIY tips to clean up your Microsoft Word install which based on feedback of many of our readers, will result in faster performance. Same can happen in other MS Office apps, such as Excel and Outlook, which might fell a bit clunky. Microsoft Word’s performance is in general reasonable fast but it can definitely deteriorate and significantly slow down if bloated with add-on software or running on dated or inadequate hardware. Any ideas from your side? Why Microsoft Word is slow? My feeling is that some additional packages i have installed are causing this. Lately, i am noticing some slow down in my Microsoft Word software performance, this is visible mainly when starting up the software.
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Running on Windows 7, 8 and 10 operating systems. Applicable for: Office 365 subscriptions Word 2019, 2016, 20.