

Unload or remove any add-ins that you don't need. COM add-ins also take up memory and can slow down Word. Use the control in the COM Add-Ins dialog box (see Figure 1-6) to unload any add-ins that you don't want to load or to remove any that you no longer need at all. Now select the COM Add-Ins command from the menu in which you placed it. (The next time you exit Word, save your Normal template if Word prompts you to do so.)

If the template or add-in is in your Word Startup folder, you must remove it manually so that Word doesn't load it automatically when you restart the program.Ĭhoose Start » Run, type %userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\Startup, and press Enter to open a Windows Explorer window to your Word Startup folder. Make sure you click each template or add-in in turn and look at the "Full path" readout at the bottom of the Templates tab. Alternatively, select a global template or add-in and click the Remove button to remove it from the list. In the "Global templates and add-ins" area, uncheck the boxes for any global templates or add-ins you want to unload. Choose Tools » Templates and Add-Ins to display the Templates and Add-ins dialog box (see Figure 1-5).

If Word is running at the moment, make sure you're not loading an absurd number of global templates and add-ins.

First, does your computer have enough memory? (Check That Your Computer Has Enough Memory later in this tutorial.) If not, that may be your problem if so, continue with this fix.
