File Size Limits?

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Are there any limits (KBs? pages? other?) to the size of a Word document? I
run Word 2002 on XP Pro with plenty of memory and disk space. I'm working on
a document (100% alphanumeric) that has grown to 2.7 MB (700+ pages). Is
there any reason why I cannot (should not?) just keep going and going?
 
ggook said:
Are there any limits (KBs? pages? other?) to the size of a Word
document? I run Word 2002 on XP Pro with plenty of memory and disk
space. I'm working on a document (100% alphanumeric) that has grown
to 2.7 MB (700+ pages). Is there any reason why I cannot (should
not?) just keep going and going?
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That's not a very big Word document byte-wise. Word 2000 has a maximum text
limit of 32MB.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211489

Just be sure to keep offline backups! For important documents, I zip up the
file and email intermediate copies to different email accounts.
 
While Word can handle large files, I don't think you will like the slowdown
that results with large files. I have a fast computer with a lot of memory.
I have some Word files that exceed 10 megs and while I can open them and use
them, things slow down greatly, esp if you have a lot of editing to do. One
of my large files is the Complete Works of Shakespeare. When I want to do
some work with it, I generally copy the play and put it into its own file
and work with it from there.
 
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