Microsoft KB Archive/140110

= Works 95: Statistics on Maximum Limits =

Article ID: 140110

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Works 4.5 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works 4.0a
 * Microsoft Works 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q140110



SUMMARY
This article contains the maximum limits for various elements and operations including the Works dictionary and thesaurus in Works 4.0, Works 4.5, and Works 2000. If you exceed the limits listed in this article, you may receive an error message in Works.



Global Maximum Limits
 Open files                       8 Visible windows                  8 Panes within a window            4 NOTE: In Works 2000, you can open a maximum of six Works program windows at one time.

Maximum Limits for Word Processor
 Lines per header                 1 Lines per footer                 1 Lines per paragraph header       No physical limit Lines per paragraph footer       No physical limit Words in spell dictionary        106,000 Words in user dictionary         No physical limit Simultaneous user dictionaries in use at one time            1 Keywords in Thesaurus            30,0000 Document size                    No physical limit Page length                      22 inches Page width                       22 inches Fonts per document               510 Custom tabs per line             20 Tabs per paragraph               20 formatted Bookmarks per document           No physical limit Maximum number of pages          No physical limit Maximum number of footnotes      No physical limit Maximum characters per line      255 NOTE: Works 2000 Word Processor may have higher limits than the preceding limits for the word processor in Works 4.0 and Works 4.5.

Maximum Limits for Spreadsheet
 File size                        No physical limit Concurrent fonts                 510 Rows                             16,384 Columns                          256 Characters in a cell             2047 Printed characters per line      249 Row height                       0 to 1008 (Default is 12) Column width                     0 to 256 (Default is 10) Lines for header/footer          1 Sorting levels                   3 Concurrent sorting levels        3 Range names                      800 Decimal accuracy                 15 Date range                       1/1/1900 - 6/3/2079 (anything outside                                   this range is treated as text)

Maximum Limits for Database
 File size                        No physical limit Concurrent fonts                 510 in list view 510 in form view 510 in report view Concurrent styles                1 per field Records per file                 32,000 Fields per record                256 Characters per record            35,500 Characters per field             2047 Characters per printed line      255 (6 reserved for row label) Characters per field name        15 Field width in list view         0-256 Column width in report view:     1-256 Field width in form view:        0-325 (depending on font size) Field height in form view:       0-325 (depending on font and page size) Decimal accuracy                 15 Sorting levels                   3 Concurrent sorting levels        3 Nested control breaks            3 (break fields) Reports per file                 8 Filters per file                 8 Number of pages in form view     3 Form size                        22 inches square Date range                       1/1/1900 - 6/3/2079 (anything outside                                   this range is treated as text)

Maximum Limits for Communications
 Baud Rate                        28,800 bps Scripts - Maximum length         60K Most Recently Used list (MRU)    8 Text transfer line delay max     600 sec/10 or 60 sec

Maximum Limits for Draw
 Number of graphic import filters 15

Maximum Limits for Charts
 Characters in a title            39 Number of series per chart       7 (1 x and 6 y series) Number of series in a chart      6 Line/Scatter graph data points per line          2023 Bar graph vertical bars          2023 Pie chart slices per pie         2047 Exploded pie slices              2047

Maximum Limits for Print Merge
 Envelope/Label dialog            255 characters (return address, mailing address, and all label information)

Number of merged fields          128 merged fields (form letter, envelope, or label)

Maximum record size              2K per record

Additional query words: 4.00 4.00a 4.50 top top-most largest number specs

Keywords: kbinfo KB140110

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