Word counts the actual number of lines in the document, not some calculated
result based on the number of characters.

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Words into Type
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"Joann" wrote in message
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I use Word Count to get character and line counts for my business. I need
to
know what characters Word counts in a file, and how Word defines a
character,
line and word. Also, I use the Tools/ Word Count, and it shows number of
characters, words and lines. However, if I divide the number of
characters
by 65, (the average size of a line of typing) the result I get is a much
lower number of lines that what Word Count shows as the 'lines'. This is
very confusing.