Excel Glitch – The Worried Bird
Description: This is another computer issue post. I know that there have not been any posts recently, and I apologize that a computer issue does not lend itself to pretty pictures. After finally shifting to Off…
Date: 2020-01-31T19:44:03+00:00

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# Excel Glitch

This is another computer issue post. I know that there have not been any posts recently, and I apologize that a computer issue does not lend itself to pretty pictures.

After finally shifting to Office 365 (not a fan of the subscription model), we found that Excel was running horribly. Any attempt to scroll stuttered horribly, and forcing it by dragging the scroll bars caused it to load in after the move. It did not seem to be the computer itself since it had no difficulties with other (non-gaming) programs. A search on the internet yielded many complaints, and finally a suggested solution, which worked for me.

Apparently the hardware graphics acceleration feature of Excel does not always work well with all combinations of hardware and resolutions. To turn this feature off, go to the file tab and then select options at the bottom. Select the advanced options and in the display section there is a check box labeled “Disable Hardware Graphics Acceleration”.

I can’t guarantee that it will work, but Excel now performs in line with other software. Now don’t get me started on DPI scaling behavior.

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