WD97: AutoSummarize Doesn't Find Some Text to Summarize (161551)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q161551

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:

120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/14/2000
Keywords:kbualink97 KB161551
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