[Patrix_75]

I just wanted to know if there was a way to have WORD tell me when I have got
to a certain amount of words in my paper i'm writing. Say for instance, I
need 700 words in an essay. Can I make a setting that that tells me when I've
reached it? like wordcounter with a reminder setting I guess.

[Hertz_Donut]

"Patrix_75" wrote in message
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I just wanted to know if there was a way to have WORD tell me when I have
got
to a certain amount of words in my paper i'm writing. Say for instance, I
need 700 words in an essay. Can I make a setting that that tells me when
I've
reached it? like wordcounter with a reminder setting I guess.

Have you tried using the "Help" function while in Word?

Honu

[Graham Mayor]

There is no *automatic* way to do this. You can check the word count from
time to time Tools Word count.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Patrix_75 wrote:
I just wanted to know if there was a way to have WORD tell me when I
have got to a certain amount of words in my paper i'm writing. Say
for instance, I need 700 words in an essay. Can I make a setting that
that tells me when I've reached it? like wordcounter with a reminder
setting I guess.

[aalaan]

This question reminds me of a story that those of you connected with
publishing have possibly already heard.

A society pseud with an exaggerated accent was at a cocktail party and was
introduced to a publisher. 'Oh how exciting,' she gushed. 'Tell me, how
long should a novel be?'

'About fifty thousand words,' said the publisher (there is no such fixed
length, but why spoil a good story?)..

'Oh, thank goodness; I've finished!' exclaimed the would-be novelist.

Seriously, as one who has marked many essays, apart from keeping in mind a
general feeling as to how deeply you need to go into the subject, you should
never work to a length. The essay must develop to the plan you've prepared
(you have prepared one, haven't you?).

You then use Word's word count (very useful) and amplify or précis sentences
until you get the approximate length you want. Cadet journalists (newspapers
are the most testing form of writing to length) are frequently given
exercises where they write a story and must then adjust it exactly to
length. That comes *afterwards*.

The person reading the essay is far more interested in the form of your
essay than the length, so you fix the form first and then adjust the length.
HTH.

"Patrix_75" wrote in message
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I just wanted to know if there was a way to have WORD tell me when I have
got
to a certain amount of words in my paper i'm writing. Say for instance, I
need 700 words in an essay. Can I make a setting that that tells me when
I've
reached it? like wordcounter with a reminder setting I guess.