"There are too many edits in the document. This operation will be incomplete. Save your work."

Anonymous
2016-05-29T12:19:36+00:00

Word 2016 error.

   "There are too many edits in the document. This operation will be incomplete. Save your work."

Apparently this is an antiquated condition based on the answers posted in 2011.

This is 2016. There is nothing in the blank document.

I've been copying information from WEB into Word for recording and reference for years and have never had this problem until today. Tried piecemeal with no success.

Notice that Office 2016 was recently updated and if this feature was reincorporated it's not a good thing unless there is

an override somewhere in Doc Options that can be switched on to ignore this condition?

The user should be in control. If the MCP is listening please don't take it personal.

Thanks.

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Anonymous
2016-06-20T21:11:39+00:00

Hi everyone,

I’m told that his issue is now fixed in the latest Office 2016 updated, which we recently released.

The current version is 16.0.6965.2058. This update contains features in the May feature update described below, plus new security and non-security updates. To find out more, go to our release notes page, and under Channel, click Current.

To get the update immediately, open any Office 2016 app and choose File > Account > Update Options >Update Now. 

Best,

-Erik

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-06-09T18:01:30+00:00

    Hi everyone

    Just wanted to update you that we are working on a fix for this issue, and will announce it here when it's ready.

    In the meantime, we turned off the code that causes this problem; reboot your computer, and the issue should no longer occur. If it still does, please let us know.

    Best,

    -Erik

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-06-10T23:04:05+00:00

    Working ok Now.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-10-05T18:08:06+00:00

    That did not fix that problem,  I too am having that issue with three different PC's all running different versions of Word.  It really **** me off to spend so much time with software that is suppose to be professional.   Why Micro Soft does not fix this is beyound me,  everytime a new release comes out it has some type of bug int the software.  I use to work for a large computer company that tested software on the customers all the time...  Put it out there then we will find and fix the bugs.  The old versiion of Word Did Not Have The Issues We Have Today....

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-11-03T02:38:24+00:00

    This doesn't work for me. It says that MS Word is up to date.

    HELP!

    Thank you.

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