File size larger than 512mb help pls! Edwyn is my name <Edwyn.is.my.name.37cef98[ at ]officefrustration.com> 12/3/2008 10:56:20 PM Lo guys for my uni work I have been creating a photographic portfolio using word (god knows why =/). now it wont let me open the file to finish or even view it as it is over 512mb despite the fact i saved it using word - if any1 is able to help me with a way of opening, or viewing the file so i can print it, it would be a big big help as i have spent a long time creating it. Cheers Edwyn -- Edwyn is my name

Re: File size larger than 512mb help pls! "Robert M. Franz (RMF)" <robert.franz[ at ]mvps.org> 12/4/2008 4:48:56 PM Hello Edwyn Edwyn is my name wrote: [Quoted Text] > Lo guys for my uni work I have been creating a photographic portfolio > using word (god knows why =/). well, we sure don't! :-/ > now it wont let me open the file to > finish or even view it as it is over 512mb despite the fact i saved it > using word - if any1 is able to help me with a way of opening, or > viewing the file so i can print it, it would be a big big help as i > have spent a long time creating it. there's still a maximum file size limitation in Word, but it only applies to the raw text amount: WD2000: Operating Parameter Limitations and Specifications http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q211489 Operating parameter limitations and specifications in Word http://support.microsoft.com/kb/211489/en-us So, in essence, the file _should_ be openable unless it's corrupt. At least on a powerful system (best bet: on a powerful system that created the file). Did you insert the photos into Word, and/or link them? What version of Word are you using? What error message? HTH Robert -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MSFT | \ / | MVP | Scientific Reports X Against HTML | for | with Word? / \ in e-mail & news | Word | http://www.masteringword.eu/

Re: File size larger than 512mb help pls! Edwyn is my name <Edwyn.is.my.name.37ee9d4[ at ]officefrustration.com> 12/5/2008 12:48:31 PM Did you insert the photos into Word, and/or link them? What version of Word are you using? What error message? I am using word 2007 on a laptop with 4gb of RAM, the error message i get is: Word cannot open this file because it is larger than 512megabytes. (C:\Users\...\photographicportfolio.docx) I have been able to recover the text so far but, have been still be unable to open the file to see the pictures and tables. -- Edwyn is my name

Re: File size larger than 512mb help pls! "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr[ at ]REMOVECAPSmvps.org> 12/8/2008 9:09:24 AM Make a copy of the file and then change the extension from docx to zip. You should then be able to access the different parts of the document. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Edwyn is my name" <Edwyn.is.my.name.37ee9d4[ at ]officefrustration.com> wrote in message news:Edwyn.is.my.name.37ee9d4[ at ]officefrustration.com... [Quoted Text] > > Did you insert the photos into Word, and/or link them? What version of > Word are you using? What error message? > > I am using word 2007 on a laptop with 4gb of RAM, the error message i > get is: > > Word cannot open this file because it is larger than 512megabytes. > (C:\Users\...\photographicportfolio.docx) > > I have been able to recover the text so far but, have been still be > unable to open the file to see the pictures and tables. > > > > > -- > Edwyn is my name

Re: File size larger than 512mb help pls! jay m <jaysjunk[ at ]covad.net> 12/11/2008 5:37:47 PM [Quoted Text] > > > I am using word 2007 on a laptop with 4gb of RAM, the error message i > > get is: > > > Word cannot open this file because it is larger than 512megabytes. > > (C:\Users\...\photographicportfolio.docx) > > > I have been able to recover the text so far but, have been still be > > unable to open the file to see the pictures and tables. > > > -- Did you succeed? Does OpenOffice have the same file siize limit? oops- does OOo handle docx yet? Using the 'open as zip' trick, you could probably just rip a few megs of pic files out of the doc, to bring it under 512 MB. Then open it with Word, and split it into sections.