Microsoft KB Archive/65189

Word Err Msg: Number Must Be Between 0 and 8.5

PSS ID Number: Q65189 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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= SUMMARY =

In Word 4.0, when you choose Section from the Format menu, and then choose the OK button, you may get the error message

Number must be between 0 and 8.5

even though you didn’t make any changes in the Section dialog box.

Workaround

 * 1) From the Format menu, choose Section.
 * 2) Select the Auto Page Numbering check box.
 * 3) In the From Top and From Right boxes, enter values that fall within the printable area (that is, between 0 and 8.5).

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word version 4.0. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word version 5.0.

= MORE INFORMATION =

When you specify a location for the page number, you must enter values in From Top and From Right boxes in the Section Dialog box (from the Format menu choose Section). When the Auto Page Numbering check box is cleared (in Word 5.0 this is called the Margin Page Numbers check box), these values are unavailable.

Word version 4.0 checks the values in the From Top and From Right boxes to make sure they fall within the printable area even if Auto Page Numbering is not selected.

Note: Word version 5.0 only verifies that the values in the From Top and From Right boxes fall within the printable area when Margin Page Numbers is selected and measurements are visible. When the measurements are visible, the error message appears only if the measurements are not within the printable area of the page.

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