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Word Count - what does it count?
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. |
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Word counts the actual number of lines in the document, not some calculated
result based on the number of characters. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Joann" wrote in message news 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. |
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However, the word count is not an actual count of the words,
right? It seems I read somewhere that it's only an estimate, albeit fairly close but I don't recall any % accuracy figures. Or am I all wet? Pop "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... : Word counts the actual number of lines in the document, not some calculated : result based on the number of characters. : : -- : Suzanne S. Barnhill : Microsoft MVP (Word) : Words into Type : Fairhope, Alabama USA : Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org : Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so : all may benefit. : : "Joann" wrote in message : news : 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. : |
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Hi Pop,
The word count in the Tools Word Count dialog is accurate according what you would expect -- a "word" is a sequence of letters or digits delimited by spaces, tabs, or punctuation. What you may be thinking of is that in a macro, the value of ActiveDocument.Words.Count is usually much higher. That's because the ..Words collection in VBA counts each paragraph mark and each punctuation character as a "word" -- which has been causing untold grief for programmers for many years and is totally inexcusable. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 19:35:32 -0400, "PopS" wrote: However, the word count is not an actual count of the words, right? It seems I read somewhere that it's only an estimate, albeit fairly close but I don't recall any % accuracy figures. Or am I all wet? Pop "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... : Word counts the actual number of lines in the document, not some calculated : result based on the number of characters. : : -- : Suzanne S. Barnhill : Microsoft MVP (Word) : Words into Type : Fairhope, Alabama USA : Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org : Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so : all may benefit. : : "Joann" wrote in message : news : 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. : |
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