WD97: AutoSummarize Doesn't Find Some Text to Summarize

Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
Article ID: Q161551

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

Word does not summarize all the text in your document or you receive the following error message:

   Word cannot find any text to summarize.

CAUSE

The AutoSummarize feature does not summarize text if the text is:

formatted in a language other than English.
formatted as 'no proofing'.
inside a text box.
inside a frame.
inside a table.

For more information about creating summaries automatically, click the Office Assistant, type "AutoSummarize" (without the quotation marks), click Search, and then click to view "Automatically summarize a document."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120802
   TITLE     : Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office
               Program or Component

KBCategory:
KBSubcategory:
Additional query words: 8.0 word8 word97
Keywords : kbualink97
Version : 97
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
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