Microsoft KB Archive/44959

MacWord: Calculate Command Returns “Math Overflow” Error

PSS ID Number: Q44959 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, returns the error “Math overflow” in the following situations:


 * When the answer to any calculation is greater than 99,999,999,999,999 (99 trillion)
 * When you attempt to divide a value by 0 (zero), because this is mathematically incorrect

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