Can anyone tell me if there is any limit to the number of files that can be
embedded within a Word document? The files in question are other Word
documents - embedded as icons, not full text. I've heard that the maximum
filesize for a Word document is 32Mb - does anyone know if this is still true
for Word 2003?

I'm trying to anticipate potential problems to this approach, so any advice
would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Callanish

Hi Callanish

Callanish wrote:
Can anyone tell me if there is any limit to the number of files that can be
embedded within a Word document? The files in question are other Word
documents - embedded as icons, not full text. I've heard that the maximum
filesize for a Word document is 32Mb - does anyone know if this is still true
for Word 2003?

The 32 MByte limit is not mentioned anywhere for Word 2003 anymore
AFAIK. FWIW, that limit always related to the raw text amount of the
document, so embedded pictures and other objects did not bring you to
that limit (your might run into other problems if your hardware or
installation is not generous enough, of course :-)).

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Thanks, Robert

That's very helpful - I'd not realised that embedded objects were excluded
anyway.

The hardware limitations might be more problematic for us - this method is
being considered as a way to send specificiations (held in multiple
documents) to clients whose Word skills (and possibly PC set-up) are not very
sophisticated.

I think some experimentation is required...

Thanks again,

Callanish

"Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote:

Hi Callanish

Callanish wrote:
Can anyone tell me if there is any limit to the number of files that can be
embedded within a Word document? The files in question are other Word
documents - embedded as icons, not full text. I've heard that the maximum
filesize for a Word document is 32Mb - does anyone know if this is still true
for Word 2003?

The 32 MByte limit is not mentioned anywhere for Word 2003 anymore
AFAIK. FWIW, that limit always related to the raw text amount of the
document, so embedded pictures and other objects did not bring you to
that limit (your might run into other problems if your hardware or
installation is not generous enough, of course :-)).

2cents
Robert
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Callanish wrote:
The hardware limitations might be more problematic for us - this method is
being considered as a way to send specificiations (held in multiple
documents) to clients whose Word skills (and possibly PC set-up) are not very
sophisticated.

Can anyone tell me if there is any limit to the number of files that can be
embedded within a Word document? The files in question are other Word
documents - embedded as icons, not full text. I've heard that the maximum
filesize for a Word document is 32Mb - does anyone know if this is still true
for Word 2003?

Interesting: What exactly do you mean with "insert as icons", anyway? A
Hyperlink to a different file?

Greetinx
Robert
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Sorry, I'm not explaining myself too well! This is what I mean:

1) Insert Object
2) On the Object dialog, select the "Create from File" tab
3) Check "Display as Icon" box, then Browse to the file, and OK

The main document would be a top-level summary document, containing the more
detailed design documents (inserted as above).

Do you think this is a completely mad thing to do? It's not my idea, I'm
just the technical writer! ;-)

Thanks again,

Callanish

"Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote:

Callanish wrote:
The hardware limitations might be more problematic for us - this method is
being considered as a way to send specificiations (held in multiple
documents) to clients whose Word skills (and possibly PC set-up) are not very
sophisticated.

Can anyone tell me if there is any limit to the number of files that can be
embedded within a Word document? The files in question are other Word
documents - embedded as icons, not full text. I've heard that the maximum
filesize for a Word document is 32Mb - does anyone know if this is still true
for Word 2003?

Interesting: What exactly do you mean with "insert as icons", anyway? A
Hyperlink to a different file?

Greetinx
Robert
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Hi Callanish

Callanish wrote:
Sorry, I'm not explaining myself too well! This is what I mean:

1) Insert Object
2) On the Object dialog, select the "Create from File" tab
3) Check "Display as Icon" box, then Browse to the file, and OK

The main document would be a top-level summary document, containing the more
detailed design documents (inserted as above).

Do you think this is a completely mad thing to do? It's not my idea, I'm
just the technical writer! ;-)

OK, I see what you are doing. What is the ultimate purpose of this
document, BTW? Internal usage? Sending off with the product to the
customers?

I would not do it with objects. Inserted objects like this look rather
tricky to me, esp. when you imagine the lifecycle of such a document;
whether it should work on systems with different earlier and/or later
versions of Office installed, too, for instance.

If you really want to have a kind of "table of contents" document
(instead of bringing the content together in one file [directly, or via
INCLUDETEXT fields]), I'd try RD fields.

Greetinx
Robert
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