Hmm. For (1), see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm.
For (4), possibly http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...DeleteText.htm
would be helpful.

As for (6), one of my larger documents is 200,000 words--no problem at all.
Another is 60,000 with hundreds of linked graphics, hundreds of tables, and
thousands of index entries. The only built-in limit for Word document size
is the 32 MB limit on text only (not counting graphics). The practical
limits depend on your computer; in this case, amount of RAM is more
important than either processor speed or HD size.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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Hi all you experts!

I'm using Word 2000 with no updates. I have a handful of very
irritating problems and would be gald of your expert answers.

1 What are the little black squares in several places in (someone
else's) documents? I can't reach them with the cursor. How can I get
rid of them?

2 Every now and then the cursor disappears completely and I'm flying
blind. OK in other places in the document. What's happening?

3 Sometimes when I block large chunks of text the block reaches a
stop and I have to deal with that and then select a new block.

4 Sometimes the delete key will not delete and I have to block mark
and then delete.

5 Sometimes random linefeeds seem to occur and break up continuous
text.

6 I need to work with 50,000-word and up documents. Is thi size a
particular danger?

Your replies to any of these will save my sanity! Thanks

aalaan