How to Use Microsoft Word’s Word Count Tool

This tutorial shows how to use Microsoft Word's word count tool, including how to find the word count for specific sentences, paragraphs, and sections. The tutorial closes with a demonstration of six Window's keyboard shortcuts that make specific selections easier.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:43 Select text to show in the word count in the status bar
1:11 View the number of paragraphs, lines, and characters
1:45 Keyboard shortcuts for selecting text for the word count tool

If you have a specific question about Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat, please leave your question in the comment section below. Although I can’t guarantee that I will be able to accommodate all requests, I will certainly make an effort to create as many viewer-requested videos as possible.

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[AdamSalehx]

But how do I include word count on smartart? Very helpful if anyone knows

[williammoore]

Thank you Erin for taking the time to explain the machinations of the tool. xx

[sanasaiddiqui]

Thankyou so much . its solve my problem. Allah blessed you

[ChrisVanMiddelkoop]

perfect. all I needed was in the first 1 min. nice video!

[marianulrich]

Thank you Erin! I subscribed to your channel as well

[erinwrightwriting]

There's more to Microsoft Word's word count tool than the total word count!

[natdabest]

This video is very useful ❤️
Thank you so much!!!

[mekhiwheeler]

You made me look so dumb.🤣.
I have never seen that there in my 10 years.
Thank you very much.

[thedriveinopera]

you're awesome exactly what I needed to know!

[stevensonnwokenkwo]

Hi! this may be off point, however relative to a degree; So, is
Microsoft Word the best program to use; I like to take it further to
explore the overall density or phrase count as well. Have you seen any tool that
could help with this? thanks...

[Arzoo-ks]

Hi, how do you exclude the bibliography and the subtitles from the word count?
Cheers!

[konona]

But I want to change word count to characters count by default on mac also is there shortcut to navigate through toolbar?

[aldoyactayo]

Hi Erin, nice video, could you please tell me if there is any tool to count just numbers (for example in the case of tables) in a MS word document. Thank you very much =)

[abdulsalamadwan]

very nice , how can find the words that consists of a given number of characters for example 7 or more than that ?? i will be greatly thankful if you answer that, best wishes

[Chirag_Arikella]

Anyway i can show 7k words as 5k words on ms office?

[niharikabehera]

It is not showing on my word bottom word count nothing is there help