Microsoft KB Archive/211489

= Operating parameter limitations and specifications in Word =

Article ID: 211489

Article Last Modified on 8/14/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q211489





SUMMARY
This article lists the operating parameter limits of Microsoft Office Word and Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications.



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

Word Limits
  Operating parameter                   Limit --

Number of open windows               Limited only by available memory

Maximum file size                    32 megabytes (See Note 1)

Number of words in custom dictionaries                         No limit (See Note 2)

Maximum custom dictionary file size                            No limit (See Note 2)

Length of bookmark names             40 characters

Number of bookmarks per document                         16,379

Length of AutoText entry names (including spaces)             32 characters (see Note 3)

Number of AutoText entries           Limited by template file size per document template                and/or available memory

Number of global AutoText            Limited by template file size entries                              and/or 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 tab stops set in a paragraph                       64

Minimum page height                  0.1 inch

Maximum number of cascading style sheets linked together         11

Maximum page height                  22 inches

Minimum page width                   0.1 inch

Maximum page width and table 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 number of colors in  color palette                         256

Default cache size                   64 kilobytes (KB)

Default bitmap cache (bitmap memory)                      1 MB Note 1 Maximum File Size

The maximum file size is limited to 32 MB for the total document text only and does not include graphics, regardless of how the graphics image is inserted (Link to file, Save with document, or Wrapping style) into the document. Therefore, if the file contains graphics, the maximum file size can be larger than 32 MB.

Note 2 Number of Words and Maximum File Size of Custom Dictionary

The Microsoft Word 2000 Help file lists the number of words and maximum file size of the custom dictionary incorrectly as the following:

  Number of words in custom dictionaries                        10,000

Maximum custom dictionary file size                           366,590 bytes For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

224035 "The custom dictionary is full. The word was not added" error message in Word 2000

Note 3 To invoke AutoComplete tips for AutoText, at least four characters of the AutoText entry must be typed.

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