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Default Can you exclude things from the word count?

Hi Peter,

Hidden text *is* counted when the print hidden text option is active. This gives one the ability to mark the references as hidden
text and, by toggling between the print/not print hidden text options, get the word count or print the document with/without hidden
text.

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macropod
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"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message
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Not without considerable tedium, though it might be possible to create
a macro to do this?

Using Ctrl-Clicking and dragging, select all but the references (when
text is selected, word displays the count of selected text: if not
directly in the status bar, then when you click on the count number
there); or, format each reference as Hidden text. (Word doesn't count
Hidden text.)

On Jan 8, 3:03 pm, Leane_88
wrote:
Hi,
I'm writing an essay in which the tutor would like us to not include the
references (Author and Date) within the word count. Is there a way that I can
exclude any words within the brackets from the word count as they all have
different names etc?
Thanks
Leane