Office 2008 on the mac is slow slow slow

But you can maybe fix it, according to this post at bbold.com.

1. Launch word (and wait for it to eventually launch)


2. In the menu bar, go to: “Word” > “Preferences…”


3. In the preference pane, click “General”


4. Uncheck the box called “WYSIWYG Font and Style Menus”


5. Uncheck “Show Project Gallery At Start Up”


6. Click “Ok”


7. Quit Word


8. Re-Launch Word.

This does seem to help quite a bit. Dumping some of the fonts that I have installed that I never use anyway might help even more.