Pages 06 so slow I cant use it - any suggestions?

Any suggestions?:

I ordered iWork 06. Pages is so slow that it is barely usable. Simple
selects take seconds, scrolling is painfully slow etc. Even typing is
delayed so letters appear only a second after being typed. MS Word and
TextEdit work fine.
iMac G5 1.6GHz, 768MB RAM.

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 17:50:34 -0800, Full Name wrote
(in message <none-CEEFA1.17503422012006 RemoveThis @news.telus.net>):

> Any suggestions?:
>
> I ordered iWork 06. Pages is so slow that it is barely usable. Simple
> selects take seconds, scrolling is painfully slow etc. Even typing is
> delayed so letters appear only a second after being typed. MS Word and
> TextEdit work fine.
> iMac G5 1.6GHz, 768MB RAM.

I would try the usual fixes first.

1. A permissions fix.

2. Startup from the installer disk, but instead of installing anything, go to
the pulldown menus, find Disk Utility, and have Disk Utility try to repair
the HD. If Disk Utility finds problems but cannot repair them, DiskWarrior
and TechTool Pro are great at fixing issues as well.

3. Get and run Cache Out X and Preferential Treatment.

4. Try creating a new user, and seeing if the same problem occurs. If this is
a fix, then I would migrate to the new user. Let me know if this is the cure,
and I can give you some pointers on switching users well.

Stephen C.