WD2002: Word Count Doesn't Dynamically Update Word Count Toolbar (278921)

RESOLUTION

To update the count in a Word document, do one of the following:

On the Word Count toolbar, click Recount.

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On the Word Count toolbar, click the <Click Recount to view> arrow, and then click to select the property that you want to count. For example, click to select Words, Characters (no spaces), Characters (with spaces), Line, Page, or Paragraph.

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Press ALT+C.

NOTE: These methods provide the current count for the entire document or for the current selection. For more information about selecting text, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type select text in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

275969 WD2002: Cannot Select Non-Contiguous Text with the Keyboard

MORE INFORMATION

If you want to know how many words are in your document, Microsoft Word can count them for you. Word can also tell you how many pages, paragraphs, and lines are in your document, as well as the number of characters, either including or not including spaces.

Use the Word Count Toolbar

As you add or delete text, you do not have to click Word Count on the Tools menu each time that you want a recount. Instead, display the Word Count toolbar, and then click Recount to update the count any time you want.

To display the Word Count toolbar, do one of the following:

On the Tools menu, click Word Count and then click Show Toolbar.

NOTE: If the Word Count toolbar is already displayed, the Show Toolbar button is unavailable (dimmed).

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On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click to select Word Count.

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Right-click in any toolbar area, and then click to select Word Count from the shortcut menu that appears.

Count Footnotes and Endnotes

You can include footnotes and endnotes in the count. If you want a count for only a portion of a document, Word can count the footnotes or endnotes that refer to the selected text. You can also select multiple sections of text to count at a time, and the sections do not have to be next to each other (contiguous).

To include the text contained in footnotes or endnotes, follow these steps:

On the Tools menu, click Word Count.
In the Word Count dialog box, click to select the Include footnotes and endnotes check box.
Click Close.

When you click Close to close the Word Count dialog box, Word automatically updates the count in the Word Count toolbar.

NOTE: You can also view the total number of words and lines in a document by clicking Properties on the File menu, and then clicking the Statistics tab. This method does not return the count in a selection.