How to Display Word Count in Microsoft Word
To turn on the word count in Word:
Open Word. Right-click the Status bar at the bottom of the window. Select Word Count. The word count for the entire document displays in the Status bar. In Word Online, if the word count doesn’t display at the bottom of the window, select Edit Document and choose Edit in Word for the web. To display the word count for a particular selection, highlight the text you want to count.
How to Get Detailed Information on Word Count
To view more detailed information about the word count:
Open the Word document. Go to the Review tab. In the Proofing group, choose Word Count. The Word Count dialog box lists the number of pages, word count, character count, paragraph count, and line count. You can opt not to include text boxes, footnotes, and endnotes.
How to View Word Count in Microsoft Word With a Shortcut
To use a keyboard shortcut to view the word count and other information:
Open the Word document. Press Ctrl+Shift+G. In the Word Count dialog box, clear the Include text boxes, footnotes and endnotes checkbox if you don’t want to include these in the word count. Select Close when you’re finished.
How to Show the Word Count in a Field
Another way to display the word count of a document in Word is to add a field to the document.
To display the word count in a field:
Place the cursor where you want the word count to appear. Go to the Insert tab. In the Text group, select Quick Parts, then choose Field. In the Field names list, choose NumWords, then select OK. Right-click the field and select Update Field to update the word count.
