WD95: Operating Parameter Limitations and Specifications

ID: Q142339

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a

SUMMARY

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

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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

Additional reference words:

Keywords          : kbusage word7 word95 
Version           : WINDOWS:7.0,7.0a
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: May 6, 1999