Microsoft KB Archive/82060

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 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 5.0

SUMMARY
The following is the complete text of the file Word 5.0 ReadMe. This file is installed from the Install disk of Microsoft Word for the Macintosh version 5.0. It is a Word document, and is installed in the Easy Install and with the Custom Install item for Word 5.0 ReadMe.

Additional Information about Microsoft Word for the Macintosh

This document is one of several files that come with Word to provide complementary or late-breaking information as a supplement to the standard Word documentation. The Install program installs these documents in the Word folder on your hard disk.

See                       For information

Word 5 ReadMe             Available since publication of the books in the Word package

Conversion Information    About file conversion limitations and specialized conversion options

Formula Glossary          About entries in the Formula Glossary (see Information                the Glossaries folder) Page Layout Glossary Info About entries in the Page Layout Glossary Info (see the Glossaries folder)

Mailing Labels ReadMe     About using the mailing labels stationery documents (see the Mailing Labels folder                          in the Sample Documents folder) Documentation Updates User's Guide (102) Additional LaserWriter Print Options:

None of these print options are available for the StyleWriter.

Getting Started (11) Hardware and Software Requirements:

To change the memory allocation for Word, do the following:


 * 1) If Word is running, choose Quit from the File menu.
 * 2) In the Finder, select the Microsoft Word icon.
 * 3) From the File menu in the Finder, choose Get Info.
 * 4) Change the current memory size in the lower right corner.
 * 5) Close the Get Info dialog.

User's Guide (117) ImageWriter Page Setup Options: Fractional Widths is ON by default for PostScript printers. The Fractional Widths option does not appear in the Page Setup dialog when an ImageWriter is selected. To use the Fractional Width option with an ImageWriter, add this command to the File menu by using the following steps:


 * 1) From the Tools menu, choose Commands.
 * 2) In the commands list, select Fractional Widths.
 * 3) Under Menu, choose the Add button.
 * 4) Choose the Close button to close the dialog box.

For non-PostScript printers other than the ImageWriter, you can turn Fractional Widths ON by default by using the following steps:
 * 1) From the File menu, choose Page Setup.
 * 2) Select the Fractional Widths option.
 * 3) Select the Use As Default option.
 * 4) Choose OK to close the dialog box.

User's Guide (247) Finding and Replacing Special Characters: To find or replace text with a nonbreaking hyphen, type ^~ in the Find What or Replace With text box.

User's Guide (269) To Remove Words From a Custom Dictionary:

To remove words from a custom dictionary, the dictionary must be unlocked. You cannot remove words from a locked dictionary. Note also that opening a large dictionary takes a long time.

User's Guide (595) To Define a New Field for Use in The Main Document:

If you define a new field for use in the main document and later add a field with the same name to the data document, Word displays the error message &quot;Duplicate field name in data document&quot; when you go back to the main document. This error message is only a reminder that this field was already defined, and you can continue working on your main document. If you used this field name in an ASK or SET instruction, Word displays an error message when you merge the document.

User's Guide (600) Using Merge Instructions:

Word inserts the path to the data document in the DATA instruction. If Word cannot find the data document in this location, Word asks you to locate the data document.

User's Guide (673) Publishing Part of a Word Document:

If there is no space on your system disk, you can still run Word, but you cannot create editions. Word displays the error message &quot;Can't create edition.&quot;

User's Guide (684) Embedding Objects:

Word displays the error message &quot;Unable to embed the object class&quot; if there is not enough memory to run the embedding application. In this situation, you may be able to decrease the amount of memory given to Word in order to run both applications.
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Last reviewed: July 30, 1997

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