Q168804: WD97: Operating Parameter Limitations and Specifications

Article: Q168804
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbusage winword word97kbfaq
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SUMMARY
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This article lists some of the operating parameter limits of Word 97 and Visual
Basic for Applications.

MORE INFORMATION
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Visual Basic for Applications Limits
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  Operating parameter                   Limit
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  Macro size                            Limited only by available memory

  Number of macros per template         150

  Number of global macros               150

  Length of variable, subroutine,
  and user-defined function names       80

  Length of string variables            65,280 characters

  Highest number                        1.7976931348623 x 10308

  Number of nesting levels for
  conditionals and loops                16

  Number of nesting levels for
  calls to subroutines or functions
  in another macro                      5

  Number of arguments that can be
  passed to a subroutine or function    20

Word Limits
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  Operating parameter                   Limit
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  Number of open windows                Limited only by available memory

  Maximum file size                     32 MB (see note 1)

  Number of words in custom
  dictionaries                          5,000

  Maximum custom dictionary
  file size                             65,593 bytes (64KB)



  Main dictionary (U.S. English)        137,000 words

  Thesaurus (U.S. English)              44,000 key words

  Thesaurus (U.S. English)              458,000 synonyms

  Length of bookmark names              40 characters

  Number of bookmarks per document      16,379

  Length of AutoText entry names
  (including spaces)                    32 characters

  Number of AutoText entries per        limited by template file
  document template                     size/available memory

  Number of global AutoText entries     limited by template file
                                        size/available memory

  Length of style names                 255 characters

  Number of styles per document
  or template                           10,000

  Number of fields per document         32,000

  Number of general switches in
  a field                               10

  Number of field-specific switches
  in a field                            10

  Number of nesting levels for fields   20

  Number of subdocuments in a master
  document                              255

  Number of columns in a table          63

  Number of newspaper columns           45 (number of columns is affected
                                        by page size and margin settings)

  Number of tabs set in a paragraph     64

  Minimum page height                   0.1 inch

  Maximum page height                   22 inches

  Minimum page width                    0.1 inch

  Maximum page width                    22 inches

  Number of custom toolbars             Limited only by available memory

  Number of custom toolbar buttons      Limited only by available memory

  Number of characters per line         768

  Minimum Font size                     1 point

  Maximum Font size                     1,638 point (22 inches)

  Number of fonts per document          32,767

  Amount of space between characters    1,584 point

  Distance text can be raised or
  lowered                               1,584 point

  Maximum color palette                 256 colors

  Maximum number of Font Colors         16 (auto not included)

  Default CacheSize                     64K

  Default Bitmap Cache (Bitmapmemory)   1 MB

Note: Maximum File Size
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The maximum file size is limited to 32 MB for the total document text only and
does not include graphics regardless of how the graphic is inserted (Link to
file, Save with document, or Float over text) into the document. Therefore, if
the file contains graphics, the maximum file size can be larger than 32 MB.
Note: This maximum file size is different from previous versions of Word.

For additional information about graphic compression, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q132271 Importing Bitmaps: Determining Size and Memory Requirements


Additional query words: 8.0 specs environment

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Keywords          : kbenv kbusage winword word97 kbfaq
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbinfo

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