Photoshop runs slow on my Mac

Hi
I have Mac Book Pro 2010 with 8 GB Ram and all CS6 programs runs smoothly but photoshop os slow and also all text i type have gaged hard edges
how cna i fix those problems ?
Kind Regards

What is the text layer’s anti-aliasing method (see the Options Bar)?
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Are Photoshop and OS fully updated?
As with all unexplainable Photoshop-problems you might try trashing the prefs (after making sure all customized presets like Actions, Patterns, Brushes etc. have been saved and making a note of the Preferences you’ve changed) by keeping command-alt-shift pressed on starting the program or starting from a new user-account.
System Maintenance (repairing permissions, purging PRAM, running cron-scripts, cleaning caches, etc.) might also be beneficial, Onyx has been recommended for such tasks.
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/onyx.html
Weeding out bad fonts never seems to be a bad idea, either. (Validate your fonts in Font Book and remove the bad ones.)
http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/troubleshoot-fonts-photoshop-cs5.html
If 3rd party plug-ins are installed try disabling them to verify if one of those may be responsible for the problem.

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