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September 21, 2017
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Why is InDesign so slow when working with a large table?

  • September 21, 2017
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I have a table, 47 rows by 7 columns, and each time I click in a cell, there is a 10 second lag time. This has been happening for years, on a bunch of different documents. Large tables are a nightmare to work with. Is there any fix for this?

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    Frans v.d. Geest
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    Frans v.d. GeestCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 14, 2020

    Known problem, reported many, many times to Adobe, here and directly in the pre release tests, bug logged many times with examples... t hey simple ignore it all.

    long tables are a nightmare, slow slow slow

    Srishti_Bali
    Srishti_Bali
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    October 2, 2017

    Hi Document Geek,

    I would like to know if the performance of the application is improved, or the issue still persists.

    Kindly update the discussion if you need further assistance with it.

    Thanks,

    Srishti

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    gemmam121
    Participant
    September 14, 2020

    I'm designing an annual report and having a huge problem with speed/lag time when working in tables. It is really frustrating. Any solve for this?

    Loic.Aigon
    Loic.Aigon
    Legend
    September 21, 2017

    Have you switched to latest versions of ID and OS ? Normally the move to 64bits should have improved things in that area.

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