Microsoft KB Archive/69260

PowerPoint Word Processing Box Text Limit PSS ID Number: Q69260 Article last modified on 10-29-1991 PSS database name: W_PowerPt

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WINDOWS

Summary:

A single word-processing box in PowerPoint for Windows can contain no more than 32K of text. If you attempt to exceed this limit, you will receive the following alert:

Sorry, this object cannot hold any more text.

More Information:

If you need to include more text on the slide or note page in question, you must create a separate word processing box and align it with the first. If you want to have the same formatting in each of the word-processing boxes, you should make a duplicate of the original word-processing box and delete its contents, as follows:


 * 1) Select the original word-processing box.
 * 2) From the Edit menu, choose Copy.
 * 3) From the Edit menu, choose Paste.
 * 4) Press the F2 function key to select all the text in the new word-processing box.
 * 5) Press the DEL or BACKSPACE key to delete the text from the duplicate word-processing box. This only eliminates the text. All other formatting is intact.

The following is an alternate way to create a word-processing box with the same line spacing, tabs, and indentation:


 * 1) With the original word-processing box selected, choose the Set as Default command from the Text menu. In the dialog that comes up, click the Set It button.
 * 2) Choose the word-processing tool from the tool column.
 * 3) Create a word processing box. This box will have the same formatting as the original word-processing box except, perhaps, for some font formatting.

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