Microsoft KB Archive/189568

= WD98: Operating Parameter Limitations and Specifications =

Article ID: 189568

Article Last Modified on 10/4/2002

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 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q189568





SUMMARY
This article lists some of the operating parameter limits of Word 98 Macintosh Edition and Visual Basic for Applications.



MORE INFORMATION
The following tables include limits and, in some cases, recommendations, that have been tested on a wider variety of configurations. If you are having a problem with a limitation, try using the recommended size.

Word Limits
  Operating parameter                   Limit

Number of open windows               Limited only by available memory

Maximum file size                    32 megabytes (MB) (see note 1                                         later in this article)

Number of words in custom dictionaries                         10,000 (5,000 recommended)

Maximum custom dictionary file size                            366,590 bytes (65,593 recommended)

Main dictionary (U.S. English)       137,000 words

Thesaurus (U.S. English)             44,000 key words

Thesaurus (U.S. English)             458,000 synonyms

Length of bookmark names             40 characters

Number of bookmarks per document     16,379

Length of AutoText entry names (including spaces)                   32 characters

Number of AutoText entries per       limited by template file document template                    size/available memory

Number of global AutoText entries    limited by template file size/available memory

Length of style names                255 characters

Number of styles per document or template                          10,000

Number of fields per document        32,000

Number of general switches in  a field                               10

Number of field-specific switches in a field                           10

Number of nesting levels for fields  20

Number of subdocuments in a master document                             255

Number of columns in a table         63

Number of newspaper columns          45 (number of columns is affected                                         by page size and margin settings)

Number of tabs set in a paragraph    64

Minimum page height                  0.1 inch

Maximum page height                  22 inches

Minimum page width                   0.1 inch

Maximum page width                   22 inches

Number of custom toolbars            Limited only by available memory

Number of custom toolbar buttons     Limited only by available memory

Number of characters per line        768

Minimum Font size                    1 point

Maximum Font size                    1,638 point (22 inches)

Number of fonts per document         32,767

Amount of space between characters   1,584 point

Distance text can be raised or  lowered                               1,584 point

Maximum color palette                Millions of colors - System 8.x

Default Cache Size                   64 KB (1,024 KB recommended)

Default Bitmap Cache                 1 MB (Setting BitMapMemory is                                         ignored in Word 98) For additional information about BitMapMemory and CacheSize, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

187223 WD98: BitMapMemory and CacheSize Performance Tips

Visual Basic for Applications Limits
  Operating parameter                   Limit --

Macro size                           Limited only by available memory

Number of macros per template        150

Number of global macros              150

Length of variable, subroutine, and user-defined function names      80

Length of string variables           65,280 characters

Highest number                       1.7976931348623 x 10308

Number of nesting levels for conditionals and loops               16

Number of nesting levels for calls to subroutines or functions in another macro                     5

Number of arguments that can be  passed to a subroutine or function    20 NOTE: Maximum File Size

The maximum file size of 32 MB does not include graphics; therefore, if the file contains graphics, the maximum file size can be larger than 32 MB. This maximum file size is different from earlier versions of Word.

To minimize the size of your Word document file when inserting graphics, use the Link To File option and click to clear the Save With Document check box. When the Save With Document check box is selected, Word saves a picture (PICT) preview of the graphic in your Word document; this PICT allows Word to display the graphic quickly, but it also increases the overall size of your document.

The Link To File and Save With Document check boxes are located on the Insert Picture dialog box. To access the Insert Picture dialog box, point to Picture on the Insert menu, and then click From File.

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