How to Fix White Screen Flickering When Moving Graphics in Word 2019
Question details
Users experience a white screen flashing or flickering when dragging or moving graphics within Microsoft Word 2019 documents.
- Product
- Microsoft Word 2019
- Device & OS
- Windows
- Scenario
- Moving or dragging images and graphics inside a Word document, often occurring after a recent software update.
- Observed behavior
- The Word document window flickers or flashes a white screen momentarily while interacting with graphics.
Save your current documents and close any unnecessary background applications to ensure the flickering is not caused by low system memory or temporary background rendering conflicts.
Disable Hardware Graphics Acceleration
Since hardware acceleration is an Office-wide registry setting, disabling it can prevent graphics-related rendering issues like screen flickering.
In some versions of Office 2019, the option to disable hardware graphics acceleration may be hidden in Word but accessible in Excel. Changing this setting in Excel will apply it globally to Word as well.
Launch Microsoft Excel, click on 'File' in the top-left corner, and select 'Options' at the bottom of the menu.
In the Excel Options window, select 'Advanced' from the left pane and scroll down until you find the 'Display' section.
Check the box next to 'Disable hardware graphics acceleration', click 'OK' to save the changes, and then restart Microsoft Word to see if the flickering is resolved.
Update Windows and Display Drivers
Outdated or corrupted display drivers can cause rendering glitches when manipulating graphics in Word.
Check Document Compatibility Mode
Older document formats or compatibility modes can trigger graphical glitches in Word 2019.
Experience Glitch-Free Document Editing with WPS Office
If Microsoft Word 2019 continues to flicker and disrupt your workflow, consider switching to WPS Office. It is a free, lightweight, and highly compatible alternative that offers a familiar interface without the heavy resource usage that causes graphical glitches.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Word 2019 screen flicker only when moving pictures?
This usually happens due to conflicts between Word's rendering engine and your system's display drivers, often triggered by a recent Office update or when hardware graphics acceleration fails to render dynamic movements smoothly.
Will reinstalling Microsoft Office fix the white screen flashing?
Reinstalling Office might help if the installation files are corrupted, but it is often faster to first update your graphics drivers and disable hardware graphics acceleration, as these are the most common culprits for this specific graphics issue.
How do I submit feedback to Microsoft about this Word bug?
You can report this bug directly to Microsoft by opening Word, clicking on 'File', selecting 'Feedback', and choosing 'Send a Frown' to describe the flickering issue when moving graphics.
