Microsoft KB Archive/36511

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Word: Recommended Operating Limits

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Q36511

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.1

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SUMMARY
The following tables show absolute and recommended operating limits for Word versions 4.0 and 5.0.

Note: An asterisk (*) indicates that an operating parameter is limited only by available disk space.

Word Versions 5.0 and 5.1
Operating                           Absolute        Recommended Parameter                           Limit           Limit --

Number of open windows              23              Limited by                                                     memory allocated to                                                    Word

Number of open documents            30+(System 7.0) Limited by                                     23 (System 6.0  memory                                     and earlier)    allocated to                                                     Word

Maximum file size                   16 million char 1 million char

Finder memory requirements          512K            1 MB                                     Grammar: 1.5MB  Grammar: 2 MB                                     Speller: 750K   Speller: 1 MB

Length of style names               254 characters  No recommended limit

Number of styles in style sheet     Standard: 33    No recommended User-          limit Defined: 221

Number of words in user dictionary  Limited by      30,000 memory         characters allocated to                                    Word

Number of open Dictionaries         Limited by      No recommended (including user and main            memory          limit dictionaries)                        allocated to                                     Word

Number of glossary entries in a glossary                       *               *

Length of glossary entry name       31 characters   No recommended limit

Number of print merge fields        Limited by      No recommended in a data document                  memory          limit allocated to Word

Number of Columns in a table        31              No recommended limit

Number of rows in a table           Maximum         No recommended file size      limit divided by                                    average row content

Maximum cell height                 Page height     No recommended less margins   limit

Maximum row height (points)         720             720

Maximum row height (inches)         10              10

Minimum column width                0 (will not be  No recommended                                     visible)        limit

Maximum column width                22 inches       unknown

Word version 4.0
Operating                           Absolute        Recommended Parameter                           Limit           Limit --

Number of open windows              22                  *

Number of open documents            22                  *

Maximum file size                   16 million chars    1 million chars

MultiFinder memory                  384,000 bytes       512,000 bytes requirements (minimum)

Length of style names               254 chars           None

Number of styles in a               255                 None style sheet

Number of words in a user           64,000              1,000 dictionary

Number of open dictionaries         5                   None (including user and MS Dictionary)

Length of a glossary entry name     32 chars            None

Number of glossary entries          *                   * in a glossary

Number of print merge               127                 None fields in a data document

Number of columns in a table        31                  None

Number of rows in a table           No limit            None

Maximum cell height                 Height of page      None

Minimum column width                0 (not visible)     None Note: This article will be updated as information becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
The information in this article is also available in Appendix D on page 757 of the version 5.0 &quot;Microsoft Word User's Guide&quot; or Appendix A on page 397 of the version 4.0 &quot;Reference to Microsoft Word&quot; manual.

The following are Word 4.0 operating limitations that are not documented on page 397 of the version 4.0 &quot;Reference to Microsoft Word&quot; manual:

Operating                           Absolute        Recommended Parameter                           Limit           Limit --

Characters per line                 255             255

Maximum row height (points)         432             432

Maximum row height (inches)         6               6

Maximum page width                  22.75 inches    *

Maximum page length                 22.75 inches    * Additional query words: macword macword5 4.0 5.0 parameter limitations

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