Count words

Count words

1. To count words in selected text only, select the text you want.

2. On the Tools menu, click Word Count.

3. To add or remove footnotes and endnotes from the count, select or clear the Include footnotes and endnotes check box.

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If you don't select any text, Microsoft Word counts the words in the whole document.

Word displays counts for words, paragraphs, lines, and characters.

You can quickly recount the number of words, paragraphs, lines, and characters by using the Word Count toolbar. In the Word Count dialog box, click Show Toolbar, and then close the dialog box.

Note  Footnotes and endnotes are included in the count depending on whether the Include footnotes and endnotes check box is selected in the Word Count dialog box.