It works but it’s not for everyone.
Tired of waiting for Word to optimize its font menu each time it launches? Tell it not to. This will speed up the launch process — especially if you have many fonts installed — but it will also stop Word from displaying font names in their typefaces.
Give it a try and see if it’s worthwhile for you:
- With any Word document open, choose Microsoft Word > Preferences.
- In the Preferences dialog that appears, click the General option in the list of categories on the left side of the window.
- Turn off the WYSIWYG font and style menus option.
- Click OK.
Try this for a while and see if missing out on the WYSIWYG menus bothers you. If it does, you can always turn this feature back on.