Hi Chris Ah, I forgot to mention that I already have 1gig of RAM. Also, all my updates are updated. Could it be a fault with fonts? I ask this as it seems to be files that I have imported from other sources, such as copied from the net, things I have scanned, or ebooks on disc. Regards Barry ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Hallsworth To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 5:01 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Openning large Word files Hi First, check to make sure you have all the relevant updates, including Windows and Office updates. If that still doesn't resolve the problem, try upgrading your RAM to, say, 1 gig. Hope that helps. Barry Hill wrote: Hi all What can I do to speed up the loading of large Word files. If the file has more than around 50 pages, it takes around a minute or more to load. Do I need more RAM, to change a setting or two in Word or some other alteration? I'm using Office 2003, XP and JFW5.1. Regards Barry