How to Disable Animations in Excel 2016

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This post describes how to disable animations in Excel 2016 on Windows 7. The instructions will also disable animations in other Office products [3]. It also lists steps to check which version of Excel you’re using and lists the steps that don’t work.

Aug 8th 2018 Update: This post has been superseded by: http://www.zachpfeffer.com/single-post/Disable-Microsoft-Office-Excel-Cell-Movement-Animations-and-Word-Cursor-Animations

How to Disable Animations in Excel 2016 [3]

1. Click Start

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2. Click Control Panel

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3. Click Ease of Access

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4. Click Ease of Access Center

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5. Click Make the computer easier to see

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6. Click Turn off all unnecessary animation (when possible) to check the checkbox

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7. Click Apply

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How to Check Which Version Excel You Are Using [2]

1. Click File on the menu bar

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2. Click Account

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3. Click About Excel

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More Info

These steps do not work to disable animations in Excel 2016

1. Click File on the menu bar

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2. Click Options

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3. Click Advanced then click the Disable hardware graphics acceleration checkmark checkbox.

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  • A Way to Disable Cursor Movement Animation in Word 2016 at link.

  • How to find which version of Word you’re using at link.

Reference

1. How to disable Animation in Excel 2013

2. 32-bit vs. 64-bit Office – Which do I have? What’s the Difference?

3. Turn off Office animations

4. Excel icon downloaded from [linklink] as SVG and saved as a PNG using Microsoft Explorer