I haven't been able to replicate the issue either, however I did find this:

http://thedailyreviewer.com/windowsapps/view/page-scrolling-116119441

It points the finger at a bad graphics or printer driver.  I know that Word does set up each new document for the current default printer, so that sort of thing could stick around as well.

On Oct 27, 2010, at 10:36 AM, Geoffrey Duke wrote:

> Larry, I have done some investigating and experimenting, and I can't induce
> my system to scroll documents slowly, though I'm sure I've seen that
> behavior in the past.
> 
> I can think of three settings that might be related, but none are located
> within Word:
> 
> 1. Internet control panel, advanced tab: 
>    [  ] "Use smooth scrolling"
> 
> 2. System control panel, advanced tab, performance settings:
>    [  ] "Smooth-scroll list boxes"
> 
> 3. Mouse control panel, Wheel tab, scrolling options.
> 
> I twiddled each of these setting and it didn't seem to impact the speed of
> scrolling in my Word documents, but your mileage may vary.
> 
> --Geoff    
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Technology Discussion at UVM [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>> Behalf Of Larry Kost
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 2:04 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Word 2007
>> 
>> I have a Faculty member who is suffering from vertigo.  He is using Word
>> 2007 and when he uses page up or page down, it doesn't just snap from
>> page to page, but looks like it's being scrolled and this aggravates his
>> condition.  Is this adjustable?  I just tried Word 2010 and it seems to
>> just snap from page to page.  If we can't adjust 2007, will go to 2010.
>> 
>> LLK

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