Microsoft KB Archive/60006

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Valid Word for Windows Macro Names
'Article ID: Q60006

Creation Date: 26-MAR-1990

Revision Date: 09-SEP-1996' The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

A Microsoft Word for Windows macro name can be up to 80 characters long using Word 6.0, and 32 characters if using earlier versions. It must start with an alpha character, and thereafter can be any combination of alphanumeric characters. However, Word for Windows does not support underscores or dashes, which are commonly used in MS-DOS.

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Additional reference words: 1.x 2.0 2.00 winword2 word6

winword 6.00 6.00a 6.00c