WD97: AutoSummarize Doesn't Find Some Text to Summarize

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:
Q120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbualink97
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type :


Last Reviewed: October 18, 1999
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