Article ID: 211489
Article Last Modified on 8/14/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Office Word 2003
- Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
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.
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Visual Basic for Applications Limits
Operating parameter Limit
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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
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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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