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

Anonymous

Word 2016 error.

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

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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Anonymous

2016-05-31T20:24:24+00:00
I'm having the same problem but all I'm doing is cutting/copying an image and pasting within the same document. I'm getting either "Word has stopped working" or "There are too many edits". Word is so broken!

I've recreated the problem by simply:
1. Open Word and create a blank document
2. Type a few sample paragraphs
(For info, I can cut/copy and paste this text with no problems)
1. Open Snipping Tool and snip a bit of the desktop to get an image
2. CTRL C in snipping tool, switch to Word, and do CTRL V to paste into the text (That paste works)
3. Save the document
4. Select the image
5. Copy or Cut
6. Attempt to paste back into the document with keep source formatting...
... and I get the error "Word has stopped working..." or "There are too many edits..."

Paste Merge Formatting works

I've got:

Win10Pro64 - version 1511 (OS Build 10586.318)

Office 2016 64 Bit Version 16.0.6868.2067

This, by the way, is a clean build PC (Window 10 re-installed 3 days ago) and all updates performed
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Anonymous

2016-05-31T20:58:39+00:00

Today May 31st, I have just had the same message, never happened before. if I insert a picture and then try to save the document I get the message, also if I insert a picture and then want to copy and paste , word closes down.

Can someone help please
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Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2016-05-31T22:50:15+00:00

See the KnowledgeBase article "How to troubleshoot problems that occur when you start or use Word" at:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/921541
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Anonymous

2016-06-01T00:10:44+00:00

I just got this today as well. Working in a document I created weeks ago and just saved as a different name today. I did a few edits then got the same message. I am using MS Office Professional Plus 2016 Version 16.0.6868.2067. I am in tables, and was copying a graphic into a cell. "There are too many edits in the document. This operation will be incomplete. Save your work."
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