All these additional features in Office for Mac are from Apple’s macOS operating system, not Microsoft. Our look at the options is from macOS Sierra but the same or similar applies to recent versions of macOS. These color selectors apply to Office 365, 2019 or 2016 for Mac, Word for Mac, Excel for Mac, PowerPoint for Mac and Outlook for Mac. The Spinning Color Wheel of Mac is also known as the Spinning Beach Ball of Death or SBBOD. It is an initial system indicator. It is also known as the Spinning Wait Cursor as well. Generally, the Spinning Color Wheel indicated that your Mac PC could not handle too much task, which is running simultaneously.

1. Then Select Microsoft Word and click Force Quit. Was this reply helpful? How do I stop my Mac from rolling the ball? How to stop the spinning ball on Mac? Click the Apple icon in the top left corner. Choose Force Quit (or press cmd+alt+esc). Select the app that won’t respond. Click Force Quit. How do I stop Word not responding on Mac?
2. Mac users will tell you there are few things more frustrating than the spinning rainbow wheel - also known as the wait cursor, which signifies your computer is struggling to handle its current.
3. What is a spinning color wheel? Initially, it’s a system indicator. It’s official name is the Spinning Wait Cursor, not so official — the Spinning Beach Ball of Death or SBBOD. The ball signifies that your Mac cannot handle all the tasks given to it at this moment.

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MacBook :: Not Turning On - Stuck On Spinning Wheel

One day my computer just switched off for no reason. And when u tried to switch it back on it wouldn't pass the apple logo. It just stays on the apple logo with the spinning wheel under.I have tried fsck -fy it say my computer is ok .but then recently there is a losing bar that appeared under the spinning wheel. I have tried putting in the mac osx cd in and nothing happened but the cd won't come out anymore so now every time I switch the laptop it tries to start the cd.
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5)

MacBook Pro :: Stuck With Spinning Wheel After Update?

I did a software update and now MacBook pro is stuck on grey screen with spinning wheel. Turned off and on, still the wheel is spinning. Tried holding down shift key on a start up and yet still returned to grey screen with spinning wheel.
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MacBook
Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

MacBook Pro :: Stuck At The Spinning Wheel / Grey Screen?

So all of the sudden my mbp will not boot past the spinning wheel/apple screen. I have not let it try for longer than 15 minutes but I don't see the point. I tried to boot in safe mode(hold down shift) but the bar only went to about 1/3 and stopped/disappeared...so I don't know what to do. This shouldn't be happening after a couple months of light use.
Just for extra info:
I am able to boot into windows 7 via boot camp. Cannot boot from cd or go into safe mode.

MacBook :: Screen Is Stuck On The Spinning Wheel For 2 Days?

The colorful spinning wheel has been stuck on the screen for 2 days now. I can move the cursor around but the wheel never goes away.....I don't know what to do
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MacBook, iOS 5.0.1

MacBook Air :: Stuck At Login Screen With Spinning Rainbow Wheel

I have tried to login but it is stuck loading and shows the spinning rainbow wheel and hasnt moved changed in a while what do I do??
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MacBook Air

MacBook :: Wouldn't Start - Stuck With Apple Sign And Spinning Wheel

my 2006 macbook has not been able to start. First it didn't even have the chime, then I read through some threads in this forum and figured out that one of my RAMs was not properly put in. I fixed that, now I get the chime, the apple sign, and a spinning wheel and I am stuck there forever.
I tried:
resetting PRAM, didn't help.
start from safe boot, still stuck with apple sign and spinning wheel.
boot from installation CD by holding either the 'C' or 'D' key, it would not start from the CD.
Curiously, I can start it in Windows and I am using Windows right now. Some threads said that it could be a hard drive problem, but if I am using Windows, does it mean that my hard drive is fine?
I've already spent 800+ fixing the logic board in 2008 b/c of a water spill and really don't want to spend any meaningful amount of money to fix this 1000 bucks or so laptop. If any hardware is in jeopardy, I'd rather just throw it away. However, I would like to at least be able to start it in Mac OS once so that I can back up my documents.

MacBook Pro :: Its Stuck On Spinning Wheel, Apple Logo - Not Responding To Disc?

'Ive had a MacBookPro for about a year and a half - with zero problems to report. But, yesterday, I decided to do a software update for OSX. While waiting on it, I relaized I was running late for an appointment, got impatient and did a forced shutdown (stupid move, I now know). Anyway, upon restarting it, I get the usual start-up chime, then the grey screen with the apple logo and the spinning wheel - and then it stays there. I tried putting the operating syten disc in and did a start-up - same results. Ditto for safe start. I also tried to reset the NVRAM, got the second chime, then back to the same. Is there anything you folks can suggest? Is there a way to override this and get back to normal? I hope I'm merely having hiccups related to the operating system. Or could this be a sign of the dreaded logic board failure that I fear?
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MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro :: Stuck At Loading Screen With Apple Logo And Spinning Wheel

My Macbook Pro is stuck at the loading screen with the apple logo and a spinning wheel!
I Have tried CMD and R. I have also tried the Option button...
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MacBook Pro with Retina display

OS X :: Color Spinning Wheel Won't Go Away In Mac Word?

I just got my imac 21.5 a week ago, and now already a problem. It was working fine until now.
I have been copying and pasting pictures and avatars from forums onto Microsoft office (office mac 2008). And tonight I got the dreadful color spinning wheel when I tried to copy more. I wouldn't go away after 10 minutes, so I restarted the computer. I reopened office, and it still had the wheel. It keeps saying it has to close. Why is this happening? Is it bad to copy and paste?

IMac :: Screen Stuck On Spinning Wheel?

I was away at a friend's yesterday and left my computer on and downloading a torrent (I have done this before and everything has been fine). When I came back today, I noticed that my computer was working very slowly so I restarted it. However, it would just stay at the grey screen with the wheel spinning forever instead of moving on to the blue screen.
I know that this has been reported many times before, even on this forum, but everything I tried does not work. I tried:
Holding down Command+S at startup and entering the command fsck -fy. Did not fix the problem
Opening the Install Disc and going into Disk Utility. I repaired the permissions and verified that the HD has no problems but the problem persisted.
Going into Safe Mode. This actually works fine, but unfortunately offers an extremely limited functionality of my computer.

Intel Mac :: Spinning Wheel Will Not Stop On IMovie?

the spinning wheel will not stop on iMovie

OS X V10.5 Leopard :: Can't Get My Color Wheel To Stop Spinning

my color wheel or beachball is spinning all the time now and the system is very slow
Info:Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Intel Mac :: Computer Is Stuck On The Spinning Wheel On Startup?

My mac has crashed many times so I turn it off and on, but not it wouldn't start up.. just spinning away..
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Intel Mac :: Stuck At Grey Screen And Spinning Wheel?

I have a IMac that suddenly can't move past the grey screen, apple logos, and spinning wheel. I have used the OS system disk to repair the Macintosh HD, the app stated that the repair of the volume was successful, but in trying to use the HD to restart, I am still stuck with the spinning wheel. What should I do next, or what am I doing wrong?
Vetaut
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iMac

OS X V10.7 Lion :: Mac.com Incoming Activity Wheel Won't Stop Spinning

For a couple of days now the activity wheel on my incoming iCloud/mac.com mailbox won't stop spinning.Mail seems 'extra' active in Activity Monitor but I cannont discern what it is doing very long log file with no obvious crashes or repeating patterns (to my amateur eye).There is no send/receive activity indicated in the Mail Activity pane of Mail just the wheel spinning constantly in my mac.com inbox.I seem to receive all the mail sent to that account so nothing obvious being blocked or missing just the constant activity.
I've rebuilt the mailbox but that didn't help.It has been fine up to a couple of days ago and I've not sent nor received any odd or very large files.

OS X V10.4 :: Old IMac Won't Start Up And Stuck In Gray Screen With Spinning Wheel

I have a very old IMac which I purchased back in 2005, and has been working fine. I have left it in storage about 1 and 1/2 years ago. Just now I try to restart it, the screen is forever stuck in the grey screen with the spinning wheel. I tried many times off-on, hold down the apple function key but none worked. I no longer have the rebooting CD with me. I wonder whether the computer can still be saved? I have already backed up the contents so it doesn't matter if fixing the computer requires me to delete all my old files. I think it's tiger or earlier that it's using.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.4)

OS X :: Started IMac Back Up It Got Stuck On The Apple Logo With The Spinning Wheel Below It?

i need some help regarding my iMac. I was busy installing combo update 10.5.8 on my iMac when the power in the entire house went down due to the snow. When I started my iMac back up it got stuck on the apple logo with the spinning wheel below it. I can leave it there for as long as i like nothing happens. I had the idea to reboot using the CD's i got with the iMac but there is already a disc in the discloader so i can't put the reboot CD's in. anybody know how i can get my iMac to work again? There aren't any files on the computer that i neccesarely need but if i would be able to save my photo's etc. it would be great.

Intel Mac :: Stuck On Apple Logo (not Even The Spinning Wheel) During Snow Leopard Installation?

I just tried to upgrade my iMac to snow leopard (10.6.3) from cd.It remains stuck on the start page since hours : white page with grey apple logo and no spinning wheel or progression bar.
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iMac

MacBook Pro :: Mac Book Pro Spinning Wheel

I can barely type this post or do anything on my mac book pro without a spinning wheel popping up. Any help would be appreciated. I have cleared Pram, ran disk utility fix permissions.

OS X :: Keep Getting Spinning Rainbow Wheel On MacBook Pro

I have a brand new macbook pro, and whenever I use itunes, iphoto or firefox. I get the spinning 'wheel of doom' about every ten minutes. It only lasts about 30 seconds, but happens even when I only have one application open.

MacBook Pro :: Spinning Wheel Of Death

My computer stopped charging and turning on a short while after it was dropped.
I bought a new charger and my dad managed to fix it. (after i was told by a tech expert at a dodgy asian store the main processer had to be replaced) The only issue im having are. The spinny wheel apears in almost all tasks, internet , browsing flies , clicking top tab.
It only appears for about 30 seconds then goes away, sometimes freezing completely, It seems to happen less when the computer is stationary but still will happen quite often even just typing text. Logic Pro after reinstalling refuses to Open. Music sometimes freezes skips for 5-10 seconds.
I did some research and try a few things its not the CPU usage cause i been checking using that program that checks. Is there a way i can check what part is failing through software or maybe do a general clean up? since it was reformated.
Do i need to get a new computer or just a replacement part if i eliminate all other issues? Or could it be the start up drive?
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MacBook Pro

MacBook :: Spinning Wheel On Startup?

on startup with my mac book i get an apple logo and a spinning wheel where it either continues like this or switches itself off.

MacBook :: Spinning Wheel And Very Slow?

Could this be caused by a failing hard drive?
2008 13' Aluminium MacBook
Running 10.6.8 (shipped with 10.5)
2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo
2 GB RAM
250 GB HDD
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

MacBook Pro :: Wheel Spinning After Last Upgrade

Since the last software upgrade all I get is spinning wheel even after resetting
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MacBook Pro

MacBook Air :: Spinning Wheel On Startup And Shuts Down

All of a sudden I was restarting my Air and now, it just has the spinning wheel for a few seconds and then goes blank and shuts down. I have tried everything the 'guide trouble shoots' but nothing has worked. Even was able to test the hard drive and it came back with no trouble. I tried to 'return to factory setting' but no luck and also tried resetting the Parameter RAM.

MacBook Pro :: Not Booting - Getting Infinite Spinning Wheel

I put in a samsung 500gb drive, and since yesterday this one is also doing strange. I was browsing the internet and it started launching itunes and going really slow although i wasn't doing anything, then it showed a force quit window telling me there was not enough memory on the startup disk for applications, althoug i still have roughly 340gb of free space. I just thought of restarting it maybe that solved the problem. But no, since then it doesn't startup in mac os x, bootcamp works fine with windows 7 installed. But starting snow leopard just gives me a grey screen like the safe boot screen with the progress bar and the spinning wheel. the progress bar dissapears after a while and the wheel etternaly spins.
Tried single user mode and fsck -fy but it only gives me some dislocations, it gets till the repairing Tree and then says that the volume Macintosh HD could not be repaired. Also tried to reset Pram but that neither. starting up with a bootable usb with the mac os x install dvd on it gives me the prohibitory sign after 2 minutes. I still have to try with my original disc, but that one is at home and I'm not gonna be there till next month.

MacBook Pro :: Spinning Wheel Keeps Appearing On Computer?

The spinning wheel keeps appearing on my computer when I am using my applications, and the only way to get rid of it is by turning off my computer. What should I do?
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MacBook Pro

Mac Spinning Wheel On Word

MacBook Pro :: Spinning Wheel On Start Up - Cannot Login

How To Stop Spinning Wheel On Mac Word

Cannot log on-perpetual spinning wheel.How can I re-boot?
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MacBook Pro (15-inch 2.4/2.2 GHz), iOS 5

MacBook Pro :: Slow Connection Spinning Wheel

Microsoft Word Mac Spinning Wheel Save Document

Have slow connection, sometimes lose connection for several seconds, have spinning wheel when trying to download a movie.
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)