JAWS - Slow performance when using Microsoft Excel

JAWS - Slow performance when using Microsoft Excel

Problem

When using Excel, JAWS is particularly slow.


Resolution

  1. Press JAWSKey+V) to open Quick Settings window.
  2. Then locate the option "Allow performance impacting features" and uncheck this option.

This turns off features known to impact performance including:

  • Named title regions
  • Multiple region detection on worksheets
  • Auto detection of row or column totals on spreadsheets where no formulas exist for totals calculation.