How about a complete guess?

If you change the printer (it doesn't even have to actually exist!), is the
copy|paste quicker?

Maybe it has something to do with the way excel has to determine what to
display????

Mike wrote:

I have a very small spreadsheet (last cell = K176) saved in xlsx format. No
formulas, data is all manually enterd. When I do a copy/paste, the first
instance of a "new" copy (CTRL-C) takes about 5-10 seconds before I get
control of the mouse to paste the data. Subsequent pasting of the same copy
are quick. However, if I copy a new cell, it again takes 5-10 seconds (or
more) before I get control of the mouse. All I have open on my computer is
Excel.

Any help is appreciated!

Computer specs:
OS Name: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
Version: 6.1.7600 Build 7600
System Model: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC, x64-based PC
Processor: Intel Core i7 Q720 1.60GHz, 1597 Mhz, 4 Cores, 8 Logical Processors
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 6.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 5.99 GB
Available Physical Memory 3.93 GB
Total Virtual Memory 12.0 GB
Available Virtual Memory 9.67 GB

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Dave Peterson