Anyway to speed MS Office 2016 word app launch time on high Sierra?

[shankar2]

Hi so I purchased a license for MS Office 2016 and removed 2011.

Now, I notice that it takes quite a bit of time to launch Word 2016 app on high sierra.

Anyone with tips to speedup launch of this app? :-(

 

[nekton1]

Use FontBook to disable 95% of the fonts from Office 2016 you never use. It'll speed up launching by a few 100%.

 

[shankar2]

Fontbook is another app to buy or with macs? How do i disable fonts for word using fontbook? Thanks!

 

[nekton1]

Part of macOS.
Just start it and self explanatory.

 

[shankar2]

Ok I made a new collection of fonts.. but how to tell the mac to use this collection only for all apps?

 

[MAlexB]

Launching Word takes 2-3 seconds on my trusted old Mini from late 2012 but with SSD, so if you don't have SSD yet, this might be the best way to speed everything up...

 

[fisherking]

why not leave the app open, & just close the document(s) you are working on?

 

[dianeoforegon]

Office 2016 installs fonts in each application folder not in the usual Fonts > Microsoft folder. Each app has its own fonts for sandboxing reasons. Office 2016 fonts are invisible to Font Book and font management software. Control-Click (Right-click) on Office 2016 app in Applications. You’ll find fonts in this location.

Contents > Resources > Fonts

 

[nekton1]

Oh, so they changed the behavior—thanks for the heads up. BTW, you missed one step. Right-click and select Show package contents first.
It's a PITA that FontBook no longer makes this font management easy.

Office 2016 installs fonts in each application folder not in the usual Fonts > Microsoft folder. Each app has its own fonts for sandboxing reasons. Office 2016 fonts are invisible to Font Book and font management software. Control-Click (Right-click) on Office 2016 app in Applications. You’ll find fonts in this location.

Contents > Resources > Fonts