Microsoft KB Archive/142339

= WD95: Operating Parameter Limitations and Specifications =

Article ID: 142339

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95a

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This article was previously published under Q142339



SUMMARY
This article lists some of the limitations of Word and WordBasic.



WordBasic 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 of functions in another macro                   5

Number of arguments that can be passed to a subroutine or function  20

Word Limits
Operating Parameter                  Limit ---                  -

Number of open windows               Limited only by available memory

Maximum file size                    32 MB (not including graphics)

Number of words in custom dictionaries                         5,000

Maximum custom dictionary file size                            65,593 bytes (64KB) Main dictionary (U.S. English)       106,000 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)                31 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                253 characters

Number of styles per document or template                       4,093

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                          30

Number of columns in a table         31

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

Number of tabs set in a paragraph    50

Minimum page height                  3 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

Font size                            1,637 pt (22 inches)

Number of fonts per document         32,767

Amount of space between characters   1,637 pt

Distance text can be raised or  lowered                            1,637 pt

Default CacheSize                    64K

Default Bitmap Cache (bitmapmemory)  1 MB

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