Microsoft KB Archive/65373

Word Err Msg: Dictfull; Offending Command:

PSS ID Number: Q65373 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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When you print a PostScript file from Word to an Apple LaserWriter or another PostScript-compatible printer, you may encounter the following error message:

Error: dictfull; Offending command: def

Note: In the example above, the offending command could also be “put” or “store”.

This error message occurs during a print job when a PostScript operator, such as “def”, attempts to define a new entry in a PostScript dictionary that is already full.

To correct this problem:


 * 1) Start Word.
 * 2) From the File menu, choose Open and select All Files from the menu. In Word 4.0, hold down the SHIFT key and choose Open Any File from the File menu. In Word 3.x, hold down the SHIFT key and choose Open from the File menu.
 * 3) Select the PostScript file that you want to print and choose the Open button. This will display the PostScript code and allow you to edit it.
 * 4) From the Edit menu, choose Find (the Utilities menu in Word 4.0, and the Search menu in Word 3.x). In the Find What box, type “dict def” (without the quotation marks).
 * 5) Word will locate the string “dict def.” Preceding this string is a number that represents the number of maximum entries in the PostScript dictionary. Increase this number (doubling the number is usually sufficient).
 * 6) Save your changes and print the document as usual.

Refereence(s):

“Microsoft Word User’s Guide,” version 5.0, pages 771-780

“Reference to Microsoft Word,”, version 4.0, pages 284-288

“Reference to Microsoft Word.”, version 3.x, pages 279-284

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