Excel loads quite quickly at work (XP) but I suspect that it's part-running all
the while, from log-in.
Excel in the latest Mac Office, like Word, is pretty slow to start. I can't
think why, unless it's calling home for each application load.
Chris
On 30 Dec 2012, at 20:12, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> A couple of seconds for Office 97 the first time under Vista. I tried getting
> out the stopwatch to be more precise, but
> the second open was under a second. I didn't feel like rebooting.
>
> The version I use is even older than yours. I suspect that speed has as much
> to do with version as with OS, processor, etc.
>
> In years past, I did things that pushed the limits of Excel, like building a
> multi table normalized database. Silly
> thing to do, but it convinced the CEO to let me build the app in a real
> database system. In turn, that protected me from
> my crazy boss.
>
> The Excel spreadsheets the financial planning people built for annual
> planning were deeper and more mysterious than
> MYST, like impenetrable jungles.
>
> Nowadays, I mostly do only photographic calculations, lists and the very
> occasional, simple financial calculation. 97 is
> more than enough for that. I've seen the interface for the latest
> incarnations of Word and Excel; I think it would take
> considerable relearning to use them.
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