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How can I count characters in a document?
I need to count characters automatically in my word documents.
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How can I count characters in a document?
On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:40:01 -0700, sewinglady
wrote: I need to count characters automatically in my word documents. Need help Click Tools Word Count (in Word 2007, Review Proofing Word Count). It will tell you the number of characters with and without spaces. -- 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. |
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How can I count characters in a document?
I dont find word count option in the proofing group. Where is it?
"Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:40:01 -0700, sewinglady wrote: I need to count characters automatically in my word documents. Need help Click Tools Word Count (in Word 2007, Review Proofing Word Count). It will tell you the number of characters with and without spaces. -- 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. |
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How can I count characters in a document?
On the Review tab of the Ribbon, in the Proofing group, Word count is the
bottom button on the right (the one with ABC/123). But it's much easier to click on the Word Count button on the status bar, which pops up the same dialog. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "salvation67" wrote in message ... I dont find word count option in the proofing group. Where is it? "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:40:01 -0700, sewinglady wrote: I need to count characters automatically in my word documents. Need help Click Tools Word Count (in Word 2007, Review Proofing Word Count). It will tell you the number of characters with and without spaces. -- 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. |
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How can I count characters in a document?
Is there any way to change the count default unit on the status bar from
"words" to "characters (with spaces)"? For my purposes, word count would be too imprecise. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: On the Review tab of the Ribbon, in the Proofing group, Word count is the bottom button on the right (the one with ABC/123). But it's much easier to click on the Word Count button on the status bar, which pops up the same dialog. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "salvation67" wrote in message ... I dont find word count option in the proofing group. Where is it? "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:40:01 -0700, sewinglady wrote: I need to count characters automatically in my word documents. Need help Click Tools Word Count (in Word 2007, Review Proofing Word Count). It will tell you the number of characters with and without spaces. -- 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. |
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How can I count characters in a document?
No, but when you click on the button, you get the character count.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "dckrl" wrote in message ... Is there any way to change the count default unit on the status bar from "words" to "characters (with spaces)"? For my purposes, word count would be too imprecise. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: On the Review tab of the Ribbon, in the Proofing group, Word count is the bottom button on the right (the one with ABC/123). But it's much easier to click on the Word Count button on the status bar, which pops up the same dialog. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "salvation67" wrote in message ... I dont find word count option in the proofing group. Where is it? "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:40:01 -0700, sewinglady wrote: I need to count characters automatically in my word documents. Need help Click Tools Word Count (in Word 2007, Review Proofing Word Count). It will tell you the number of characters with and without spaces. -- 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. |
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How can I count characters in a document?
see the spelling of "Does" in the help section of MS WORD......
Dose wordcount count each word? or just those over 3 letters? "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:40:01 -0700, sewinglady wrote: I need to count characters automatically in my word documents. Need help Click Tools Word Count (in Word 2007, Review Proofing Word Count). It will tell you the number of characters with and without spaces. -- 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. |
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How can I count characters in a document?
You could answer this for yourself, by testing on a document with words of 1-4 letters long!
-- Cheers macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "Spelling error in word" Spelling error in wrote in message news  see the spelling of "Does" in the help section of MS WORD...... Dose wordcount count each word? or just those over 3 letters? "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:40:01 -0700, sewinglady wrote: I need to count characters automatically in my word documents. Need help Click Tools Word Count (in Word 2007, Review Proofing Word Count). It will tell you the number of characters with and without spaces. -- 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. |
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How can I count characters in a document?
Good Answer... BUT... I need an... "ON-GOING"... Character Count inside the
WORD COUNT "BOX" at the Bottom of the page. I do not want to STOP and then see how many Characters I have typed! Many times I am limited by CHARACTER COUNT, and Not Word COUNT! Thanks, for your Help! Cordially, Roger R. "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:40:01 -0700, sewinglady wrote: I need to count characters automatically in my word documents. Need help Click Tools Word Count (in Word 2007, Review Proofing Word Count). It will tell you the number of characters with and without spaces. -- 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. |
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How can I count characters in a document?
I'm afraid that in this case what you need and what you can get aren't at
all the same thing. ROGER459 wrote: Good Answer... BUT... I need an... "ON-GOING"... Character Count inside the WORD COUNT "BOX" at the Bottom of the page. I do not want to STOP and then see how many Characters I have typed! Many times I am limited by CHARACTER COUNT, and Not Word COUNT! Thanks, for your Help! Cordially, Roger R. "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:40:01 -0700, sewinglady wrote: I need to count characters automatically in my word documents. Need help Click Tools Word Count (in Word 2007, Review Proofing Word Count). It will tell you the number of characters with and without spaces. -- 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. |
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OH & Student 2007..does it allow character counts?
"Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:40:01 -0700, sewinglady wrote: I need to count characters automatically in my word documents. Need help Click Tools Word Count (in Word 2007, Review Proofing Word Count). It will tell you the number of characters with and without spaces. -- 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. |
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How can I count characters in a document?
Thank You Suzanne, your reply was very helpful. Danny Wentzell
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: On the Review tab of the Ribbon, in the Proofing group, Word count is the bottom button on the right (the one with ABC/123). But it's much easier to click on the Word Count button on the status bar, which pops up the same dialog. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "salvation67" wrote in message ... I dont find word count option in the proofing group. Where is it? "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:40:01 -0700, sewinglady wrote: I need to count characters automatically in my word documents. Need help Click Tools Word Count (in Word 2007, Review Proofing Word Count). It will tell you the number of characters with and without spaces. -- 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. |
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How can I count characters in a document?
I had the Word Count button on the status bar but it just suddenly disappeard
and now when I right click it on the status bar I get 'Find and Replace'. How can I get word count back? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: On the Review tab of the Ribbon, in the Proofing group, Word count is the bottom button on the right (the one with ABC/123). But it's much easier to click on the Word Count button on the status bar, which pops up the same dialog. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "salvation67" wrote in message ... I dont find word count option in the proofing group. Where is it? "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:40:01 -0700, sewinglady wrote: I need to count characters automatically in my word documents. Need help Click Tools Word Count (in Word 2007, Review Proofing Word Count). It will tell you the number of characters with and without spaces. -- 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. |
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How can I count characters in a document?
Assuming you're in Word2007 also, right-clicking directly on the
status bar (in the middle, where it's blank) should bring up a pup-up with lots of choices of things to show (including Section, Language, and Caps Lock), and among them is Word Count. On Jun 10, 10:44*pm, scout wrote: I had the Word Count button on the status bar but it just suddenly disappeard and now when I right click it on the status bar I get 'Find and Replace'. * How can I get word count back? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: On the Review tab of the Ribbon, in the Proofing group, Word count is the bottom button on the right (the one with ABC/123). But it's much easier to click on the Word Count button on the status bar, which pops up the same dialog. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "salvation67" wrote in message ... I dont find word count option in the proofing group. Where is it? "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:40:01 -0700, sewinglady wrote: I need to count characters automatically in my word documents. Need help Click Tools Word Count (in Word 2007, Review Proofing Word Count). It will tell you the number of characters with and without spaces. -- 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.- |
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How can I count characters in a document?
If you are adept at the keyboard, "ALT+T then W" displays the word count box.
And no there is no way of changing the bar at the bottom to show characters. -- Powerpoint maniacs unite. "ROGER459" wrote: Good Answer... BUT... I need an... "ON-GOING"... Character Count inside the WORD COUNT "BOX" at the Bottom of the page. I do not want to STOP and then see how many Characters I have typed! Many times I am limited by CHARACTER COUNT, and Not Word COUNT! Thanks, for your Help! Cordially, Roger R. "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:40:01 -0700, sewinglady wrote: I need to count characters automatically in my word documents. Need help Click Tools Word Count (in Word 2007, Review Proofing Word Count). It will tell you the number of characters with and without spaces. -- 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. |
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How can I count characters in a document?
"Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:40:01 -0700, sewinglady wrote: I need to count characters automatically in my word documents. Need help Click Tools Word Count (in Word 2007, Review Proofing Word Count). It will tell you the number of characters with and without spaces. -- 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. |
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How can I count characters in a document?
Hi, I needed to find the "character" count for the first time in Word 2007
and looked it up and came to this post. I am surprised to see the Microsoft does not really have instructions in the Help section, However after reading this entire email from top to bottom, this one, with the keyboard instructions is what worked for me. When I go to Review there is no "proofing" for me to select? What am I missing? I would like to know how to click to it as well. I dont know why they couldnt include it with the word count area, which seems to be the first place it should be associated with. It would be great if I could get the answer. Thanks, Val "gudulzz" wrote: If you are adept at the keyboard, "ALT+T then W" displays the word count box. And no there is no way of changing the bar at the bottom to show characters. -- Powerpoint maniacs unite. "ROGER459" wrote: Good Answer... BUT... I need an... "ON-GOING"... Character Count inside the WORD COUNT "BOX" at the Bottom of the page. I do not want to STOP and then see how many Characters I have typed! Many times I am limited by CHARACTER COUNT, and Not Word COUNT! Thanks, for your Help! Cordially, Roger R. "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:40:01 -0700, sewinglady wrote: I need to count characters automatically in my word documents. Need help Click Tools Word Count (in Word 2007, Review Proofing Word Count). It will tell you the number of characters with and without spaces. -- 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. |
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How can I count characters in a document?
Click "Word Count" in the Status Bar. (If "Word Count" isn't showing
in the Status Bar, right-click the Status Bar and check it). You will get a count of characters, both including and not including spaces. On Sep 11, 1:39*pm, ValerieH wrote: Hi, *I needed to find the "character" count for the first time in Word 2007 and looked it up and came to this post. *I am surprised to see the Microsoft does not really have instructions in the Help section, However after reading this entire email from top to bottom, this one, with the keyboard instructions is what worked for me. When I go to Review there is no "proofing" for me to select? What am I missing? I would like to know how to click to it as well. I dont know why they couldnt include it with the word count area, which seems to be the first place it should be associated with. *It would be great if I could get the answer. Thanks, Val "gudulzz" wrote: If you are adept at the keyboard, "ALT+T then W" displays the word count box. And no there is no way of changing the bar at the bottom to show characters. -- Powerpoint maniacs unite. "ROGER459" wrote: Good Answer... BUT... I need an... "ON-GOING"... Character Count inside the WORD COUNT "BOX" at the Bottom of the page. *I do not want to STOP and then see how many Characters I have typed! Many times I am limited by CHARACTER COUNT, and Not Word COUNT! Thanks, for your Help! *Cordially, Roger R. "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:40:01 -0700, sewinglady wrote: I need to count characters automatically in my word documents. Need help Click Tools Word Count (in Word 2007, Review Proofing Word Count). It will tell you the number of characters with and without spaces. |
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How can I count characters in a document?
The way to do an on going character count is to right click the status bar
and select column. This will tell you how many "characters" there are as you type. The only problem is if you edit a line you need to put the cursor back to the end of the line to get the total character count. Make sense? "ValerieH" wrote: Hi, I needed to find the "character" count for the first time in Word 2007 and looked it up and came to this post. I am surprised to see the Microsoft does not really have instructions in the Help section, However after reading this entire email from top to bottom, this one, with the keyboard instructions is what worked for me. When I go to Review there is no "proofing" for me to select? What am I missing? I would like to know how to click to it as well. I dont know why they couldnt include it with the word count area, which seems to be the first place it should be associated with. It would be great if I could get the answer. Thanks, Val "gudulzz" wrote: If you are adept at the keyboard, "ALT+T then W" displays the word count box. And no there is no way of changing the bar at the bottom to show characters. -- Powerpoint maniacs unite. "ROGER459" wrote: Good Answer... BUT... I need an... "ON-GOING"... Character Count inside the WORD COUNT "BOX" at the Bottom of the page. I do not want to STOP and then see how many Characters I have typed! Many times I am limited by CHARACTER COUNT, and Not Word COUNT! Thanks, for your Help! Cordially, Roger R. "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:40:01 -0700, sewinglady wrote: I need to count characters automatically in my word documents. Need help Click Tools Word Count (in Word 2007, Review Proofing Word Count). It will tell you the number of characters with and without spaces. -- 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. |
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How can I count characters in a document?
A related question - why does MSWD 2007 return character counts that show
approx. 10% more characters than the previous version of MSWD? Is it counting tags, too? Am I missing something? It's IMPORTANT for me because I am a translator and I get paid per character... (and the delta isn't due to footnotes or text boxes, I checked) THANKS "sewinglady" wrote: I need to count characters automatically in my word documents. Need help |
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How can I count characters in a document?
How come the character count tool only counts to 9,000 in word 2007; 2003 did
it right. 2007 Word cuts off the final character. I ask because I am typing so all text fits in a web page preset box that only can hold 12,000 characters including spaces. So half the time I have to try twice to get it to fit. Can't they make that field big enough to hold a number up to 5 digits and a comma? |
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How can I count characters in a document?
How come the character count tool only counts to 9,000 in word 2007; 2003 did
it right. 2007 Word cuts off the final character. I ask because I am typing so all text fits in a web page preset box that only can hold 12,000 characters including spaces. So half the time I have to try twice to get it to fit. Can't they make that field big enough to hold a number up to 5 digits and a comma? |
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How can I count characters in a document?
"sewinglady" wrote: I need to count characters automatically in my word documents. Need help |
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How can I count characters in a document?
"sewinglady" wrote: I need to count characters automatically in my word documents. Need help |
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How can I count characters in a document?
What version of Word?
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "John Slifko" John wrote in message ... "sewinglady" wrote: I need to count characters automatically in my word documents. Need help |
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How can I count characters in a document?
What version of Word? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "John Slifko" John wrote in message ... "sewinglady" wrote: I need to count characters automatically in my word documents. Need help |
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