Microsoft KB Archive/62320

Word Err Msg: “Low on Memory…” After Change Command

PSS ID Number: Q62320 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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= SUMMARY =

When changing many occurrences of search text while using the Change command, Microsoft Word uses a considerable amount of memory to store the changes. To free memory, it is a good idea to save your document after making changes.

= MORE INFORMATION =

When Word runs low on memory, it slows down and eventually displays a dialog box that says “Low on memory: Close windows and save your document.” This can occur when doing large find-and-change operations, such as on a 100-page document.

This limitation is imposed by Word’s use of an internal data space to increase the performance of such editing-intensive operations and cannot be changed. The internal data space can be optimized by closing all documents except the document in which the search is taking place and saving the document once the aforementioned dialog box is presented.

The manner in which Word version 4.00 clears the internal data space memory allocation was changed from Word version 3.00. The number of changes possible in Word 4.00 should be substantially more than that possible in Word 3.00.

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