Word count and character count in Microsoft Word
Look and click the bottom left or select Review Tab, then click the Word Count button. A third, less used way is to put the blinking marker anywhere in your document, select the Insert Tab, click on Quick parts, select Field, then select NumWords. When you click OK, a field is inserted, showing the number of words in the document.
Now, regarding the Status bar at the bottom: If you do not see the square with numbers, you must add it manually. Right-click anywhere on the status bar and highlight Word Count, and the square will appear. You can also add or remove other information, such as the number of pages.
You can click on the word number square to open the information window for the facts about your document, including word and character counts.
Further, let us assume you want to know the number of words in a small document area. To count the number of words in such a section, click and drag with your left mouse button to select it and look at the status bar. In our example, X/Y indicated that the selected text has X word, and the total number of words in the document is Y. 33 436
Finally, we inserted the Quick Part NumWords field to show the number of words. please note that this numerical figure is not automatically updated. You must right-click and update this field manually if you add more words to your document.
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