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Using the field NUMWORDS in QuickParts Field
I'm taking a class in short fiction and one of the requirements is that the
first page header include the story's word count. I tried inserting QuickParts Field NUMWORDS which gave me almost what I wanted. Problem is that the required number is NOT to include the story title and author's name which appear on the first page. How do I insert a number that is equal to NUMWORDS minus the word count for my title and name? I tried putting the number to subtract in the document properties then inserting Field Formula =NUMWORDS-6 but that didn't work. Can this be done so I don't have to change the heading every time I edit my document? -- The Islander |
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Using the field NUMWORDS in QuickParts Field
You got it almost right. The NUMWORDS has to be a field embedded inside the Formula field. Click on the Formula field and press Shift+F9 (or right-click it and choose Toggle Field Codes) to display the code. Select the keyword NUMWORDS and press Ctrl+F9 to enclose it in field braces. It should now look like this: { = {NUMWORDS} - 6 } Press F9 to update the field and get the number you want. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:17:01 -0800, ecn1942 wrote: I'm taking a class in short fiction and one of the requirements is that the first page header include the story's word count. I tried inserting QuickParts Field NUMWORDS which gave me almost what I wanted. Problem is that the required number is NOT to include the story title and author's name which appear on the first page. How do I insert a number that is equal to NUMWORDS minus the word count for my title and name? I tried putting the number to subtract in the document properties then inserting Field Formula =NUMWORDS-6 but that didn't work. Can this be done so I don't have to change the heading every time I edit my document? |
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Using the field NUMWORDS in QuickParts Field
You got it almost right. The NUMWORDS has to be a field embedded inside the Formula field. Click on the Formula field and press Shift+F9 (or right-click it and choose Toggle Field Codes) to display the code. Select the keyword NUMWORDS and press Ctrl+F9 to enclose it in field braces. It should now look like this: { = {NUMWORDS} - 6 } Press F9 to update the field and get the number you want. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:17:01 -0800, ecn1942 wrote: I'm taking a class in short fiction and one of the requirements is that the first page header include the story's word count. I tried inserting QuickParts Field NUMWORDS which gave me almost what I wanted. Problem is that the required number is NOT to include the story title and author's name which appear on the first page. How do I insert a number that is equal to NUMWORDS minus the word count for my title and name? I tried putting the number to subtract in the document properties then inserting Field Formula =NUMWORDS-6 but that didn't work. Can this be done so I don't have to change the heading every time I edit my document? |
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Using the field NUMWORDS in QuickParts Field
Note too that the NUMWORDS field counts itself as another word after the first update ...
-- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... You got it almost right. The NUMWORDS has to be a field embedded inside the Formula field. Click on the Formula field and press Shift+F9 (or right-click it and choose Toggle Field Codes) to display the code. Select the keyword NUMWORDS and press Ctrl+F9 to enclose it in field braces. It should now look like this: { = {NUMWORDS} - 6 } Press F9 to update the field and get the number you want. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:17:01 -0800, ecn1942 wrote: I'm taking a class in short fiction and one of the requirements is that the first page header include the story's word count. I tried inserting QuickParts Field NUMWORDS which gave me almost what I wanted. Problem is that the required number is NOT to include the story title and author's name which appear on the first page. How do I insert a number that is equal to NUMWORDS minus the word count for my title and name? I tried putting the number to subtract in the document properties then inserting Field Formula =NUMWORDS-6 but that didn't work. Can this be done so I don't have to change the heading every time I edit my document? |
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Using the field NUMWORDS in QuickParts Field
Note too that the NUMWORDS field counts itself as another word after the first update ...
-- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... You got it almost right. The NUMWORDS has to be a field embedded inside the Formula field. Click on the Formula field and press Shift+F9 (or right-click it and choose Toggle Field Codes) to display the code. Select the keyword NUMWORDS and press Ctrl+F9 to enclose it in field braces. It should now look like this: { = {NUMWORDS} - 6 } Press F9 to update the field and get the number you want. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:17:01 -0800, ecn1942 wrote: I'm taking a class in short fiction and one of the requirements is that the first page header include the story's word count. I tried inserting QuickParts Field NUMWORDS which gave me almost what I wanted. Problem is that the required number is NOT to include the story title and author's name which appear on the first page. How do I insert a number that is equal to NUMWORDS minus the word count for my title and name? I tried putting the number to subtract in the document properties then inserting Field Formula =NUMWORDS-6 but that didn't work. Can this be done so I don't have to change the heading every time I edit my document? |
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Using the field NUMWORDS in QuickParts Field
But not if it's in a header -- it only counts the main text.
On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:53:00 +1100, "macropod" wrote: Note too that the NUMWORDS field counts itself as another word after the first update ... -- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... You got it almost right. The NUMWORDS has to be a field embedded inside the Formula field. Click on the Formula field and press Shift+F9 (or right-click it and choose Toggle Field Codes) to display the code. Select the keyword NUMWORDS and press Ctrl+F9 to enclose it in field braces. It should now look like this: { = {NUMWORDS} - 6 } Press F9 to update the field and get the number you want. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:17:01 -0800, ecn1942 wrote: I'm taking a class in short fiction and one of the requirements is that the first page header include the story's word count. I tried inserting QuickParts Field NUMWORDS which gave me almost what I wanted. Problem is that the required number is NOT to include the story title and author's name which appear on the first page. How do I insert a number that is equal to NUMWORDS minus the word count for my title and name? I tried putting the number to subtract in the document properties then inserting Field Formula =NUMWORDS-6 but that didn't work. Can this be done so I don't have to change the heading every time I edit my document? |
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Using the field NUMWORDS in QuickParts Field
But not if it's in a header -- it only counts the main text.
On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:53:00 +1100, "macropod" wrote: Note too that the NUMWORDS field counts itself as another word after the first update ... -- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... You got it almost right. The NUMWORDS has to be a field embedded inside the Formula field. Click on the Formula field and press Shift+F9 (or right-click it and choose Toggle Field Codes) to display the code. Select the keyword NUMWORDS and press Ctrl+F9 to enclose it in field braces. It should now look like this: { = {NUMWORDS} - 6 } Press F9 to update the field and get the number you want. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:17:01 -0800, ecn1942 wrote: I'm taking a class in short fiction and one of the requirements is that the first page header include the story's word count. I tried inserting QuickParts Field NUMWORDS which gave me almost what I wanted. Problem is that the required number is NOT to include the story title and author's name which appear on the first page. How do I insert a number that is equal to NUMWORDS minus the word count for my title and name? I tried putting the number to subtract in the document properties then inserting Field Formula =NUMWORDS-6 but that didn't work. Can this be done so I don't have to change the heading every time I edit my document? |
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Using the field NUMWORDS in QuickParts Field
Then if the stuff to be excluded was in the first page header, it wouldn't
need excluding from the count? -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... But not if it's in a header -- it only counts the main text. On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:53:00 +1100, "macropod" wrote: Note too that the NUMWORDS field counts itself as another word after the first update ... -- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "Jay Freedman" wrote in message . .. You got it almost right. The NUMWORDS has to be a field embedded inside the Formula field. Click on the Formula field and press Shift+F9 (or right-click it and choose Toggle Field Codes) to display the code. Select the keyword NUMWORDS and press Ctrl+F9 to enclose it in field braces. It should now look like this: { = {NUMWORDS} - 6 } Press F9 to update the field and get the number you want. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:17:01 -0800, ecn1942 wrote: I'm taking a class in short fiction and one of the requirements is that the first page header include the story's word count. I tried inserting QuickParts Field NUMWORDS which gave me almost what I wanted. Problem is that the required number is NOT to include the story title and author's name which appear on the first page. How do I insert a number that is equal to NUMWORDS minus the word count for my title and name? I tried putting the number to subtract in the document properties then inserting Field Formula =NUMWORDS-6 but that didn't work. Can this be done so I don't have to change the heading every time I edit my document? |
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Using the field NUMWORDS in QuickParts Field
Then if the stuff to be excluded was in the first page header, it wouldn't
need excluding from the count? -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... But not if it's in a header -- it only counts the main text. On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:53:00 +1100, "macropod" wrote: Note too that the NUMWORDS field counts itself as another word after the first update ... -- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "Jay Freedman" wrote in message . .. You got it almost right. The NUMWORDS has to be a field embedded inside the Formula field. Click on the Formula field and press Shift+F9 (or right-click it and choose Toggle Field Codes) to display the code. Select the keyword NUMWORDS and press Ctrl+F9 to enclose it in field braces. It should now look like this: { = {NUMWORDS} - 6 } Press F9 to update the field and get the number you want. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:17:01 -0800, ecn1942 wrote: I'm taking a class in short fiction and one of the requirements is that the first page header include the story's word count. I tried inserting QuickParts Field NUMWORDS which gave me almost what I wanted. Problem is that the required number is NOT to include the story title and author's name which appear on the first page. How do I insert a number that is equal to NUMWORDS minus the word count for my title and name? I tried putting the number to subtract in the document properties then inserting Field Formula =NUMWORDS-6 but that didn't work. Can this be done so I don't have to change the heading every time I edit my document? |
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Using the field NUMWORDS in QuickParts Field
Yes, that's correct. You could put the title and author's name in the
first page header along with the NUMWORDS field (by itself, not in a formula field), and the count would be correct. If the course instructor has such stringent requirements, though, this strategy might be "against the rules". I never cease to be amazed at the picayune garbage that's forced on students. -- Jay On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:18:50 +0200, "Graham Mayor" wrote: Then if the stuff to be excluded was in the first page header, it wouldn't need excluding from the count? -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org "Jay Freedman" wrote in message .. . But not if it's in a header -- it only counts the main text. On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:53:00 +1100, "macropod" wrote: Note too that the NUMWORDS field counts itself as another word after the first update ... -- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... You got it almost right. The NUMWORDS has to be a field embedded inside the Formula field. Click on the Formula field and press Shift+F9 (or right-click it and choose Toggle Field Codes) to display the code. Select the keyword NUMWORDS and press Ctrl+F9 to enclose it in field braces. It should now look like this: { = {NUMWORDS} - 6 } Press F9 to update the field and get the number you want. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:17:01 -0800, ecn1942 wrote: I'm taking a class in short fiction and one of the requirements is that the first page header include the story's word count. I tried inserting QuickParts Field NUMWORDS which gave me almost what I wanted. Problem is that the required number is NOT to include the story title and author's name which appear on the first page. How do I insert a number that is equal to NUMWORDS minus the word count for my title and name? I tried putting the number to subtract in the document properties then inserting Field Formula =NUMWORDS-6 but that didn't work. Can this be done so I don't have to change the heading every time I edit my document? |
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Using the field NUMWORDS in QuickParts Field
Yes, that's correct. You could put the title and author's name in the
first page header along with the NUMWORDS field (by itself, not in a formula field), and the count would be correct. If the course instructor has such stringent requirements, though, this strategy might be "against the rules". I never cease to be amazed at the picayune garbage that's forced on students. -- Jay On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:18:50 +0200, "Graham Mayor" wrote: Then if the stuff to be excluded was in the first page header, it wouldn't need excluding from the count? -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org "Jay Freedman" wrote in message .. . But not if it's in a header -- it only counts the main text. On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:53:00 +1100, "macropod" wrote: Note too that the NUMWORDS field counts itself as another word after the first update ... -- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... You got it almost right. The NUMWORDS has to be a field embedded inside the Formula field. Click on the Formula field and press Shift+F9 (or right-click it and choose Toggle Field Codes) to display the code. Select the keyword NUMWORDS and press Ctrl+F9 to enclose it in field braces. It should now look like this: { = {NUMWORDS} - 6 } Press F9 to update the field and get the number you want. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:17:01 -0800, ecn1942 wrote: I'm taking a class in short fiction and one of the requirements is that the first page header include the story's word count. I tried inserting QuickParts Field NUMWORDS which gave me almost what I wanted. Problem is that the required number is NOT to include the story title and author's name which appear on the first page. How do I insert a number that is equal to NUMWORDS minus the word count for my title and name? I tried putting the number to subtract in the document properties then inserting Field Formula =NUMWORDS-6 but that didn't work. Can this be done so I don't have to change the heading every time I edit my document? |
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Using the field NUMWORDS in QuickParts Field
The NUMWORDS field also doesn't count text in footnotes, endnotes or shapes. The last of these gives the OP yet another option - put
the 'reserved' text into a textbox. -- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... Yes, that's correct. You could put the title and author's name in the first page header along with the NUMWORDS field (by itself, not in a formula field), and the count would be correct. If the course instructor has such stringent requirements, though, this strategy might be "against the rules". I never cease to be amazed at the picayune garbage that's forced on students. -- Jay On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:18:50 +0200, "Graham Mayor" wrote: Then if the stuff to be excluded was in the first page header, it wouldn't need excluding from the count? -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org "Jay Freedman" wrote in message . .. But not if it's in a header -- it only counts the main text. On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:53:00 +1100, "macropod" wrote: Note too that the NUMWORDS field counts itself as another word after the first update ... -- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "Jay Freedman" wrote in message m... You got it almost right. The NUMWORDS has to be a field embedded inside the Formula field. Click on the Formula field and press Shift+F9 (or right-click it and choose Toggle Field Codes) to display the code. Select the keyword NUMWORDS and press Ctrl+F9 to enclose it in field braces. It should now look like this: { = {NUMWORDS} - 6 } Press F9 to update the field and get the number you want. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:17:01 -0800, ecn1942 wrote: I'm taking a class in short fiction and one of the requirements is that the first page header include the story's word count. I tried inserting QuickParts Field NUMWORDS which gave me almost what I wanted. Problem is that the required number is NOT to include the story title and author's name which appear on the first page. How do I insert a number that is equal to NUMWORDS minus the word count for my title and name? I tried putting the number to subtract in the document properties then inserting Field Formula =NUMWORDS-6 but that didn't work. Can this be done so I don't have to change the heading every time I edit my document? |
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Using the field NUMWORDS in QuickParts Field
The NUMWORDS field also doesn't count text in footnotes, endnotes or shapes. The last of these gives the OP yet another option - put
the 'reserved' text into a textbox. -- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... Yes, that's correct. You could put the title and author's name in the first page header along with the NUMWORDS field (by itself, not in a formula field), and the count would be correct. If the course instructor has such stringent requirements, though, this strategy might be "against the rules". I never cease to be amazed at the picayune garbage that's forced on students. -- Jay On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:18:50 +0200, "Graham Mayor" wrote: Then if the stuff to be excluded was in the first page header, it wouldn't need excluding from the count? -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org "Jay Freedman" wrote in message . .. But not if it's in a header -- it only counts the main text. On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:53:00 +1100, "macropod" wrote: Note too that the NUMWORDS field counts itself as another word after the first update ... -- Cheers macropod [Microsoft MVP - Word] "Jay Freedman" wrote in message m... You got it almost right. The NUMWORDS has to be a field embedded inside the Formula field. Click on the Formula field and press Shift+F9 (or right-click it and choose Toggle Field Codes) to display the code. Select the keyword NUMWORDS and press Ctrl+F9 to enclose it in field braces. It should now look like this: { = {NUMWORDS} - 6 } Press F9 to update the field and get the number you want. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:17:01 -0800, ecn1942 wrote: I'm taking a class in short fiction and one of the requirements is that the first page header include the story's word count. I tried inserting QuickParts Field NUMWORDS which gave me almost what I wanted. Problem is that the required number is NOT to include the story title and author's name which appear on the first page. How do I insert a number that is equal to NUMWORDS minus the word count for my title and name? I tried putting the number to subtract in the document properties then inserting Field Formula =NUMWORDS-6 but that didn't work. Can this be done so I don't have to change the heading every time I edit my document? |
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