Microsoft KB Archive/80426

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WinWord: 546-Character Limit in the Grammar Command

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Q80426

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

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SUMMARY
In Microsoft Word for Windows, the Grammar command checks the grammatical structure of the first 110 words (based on 5 characters per word) or 546 characters per sentence. Any grammatical errors occurring after the 546 character limit are ignored.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

 * 1) From the File menu, choose New, and choose the OK button.
 * 2) Type a sentence with more than 546 characters, and include a grammatical error.
 * 3) From the Tools menu, choose Grammar.

The Grammar command only selects the first 546 characters. Below the suggestions box in the Grammar dialog box, the following comment appears:

Sentence was too long to process for grammatical structure.