Count words

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1. On the Tools menu, click Word Count.

   The results of everything Microsoft Word counts are displayed in the Word Count dialog box.

2. Click Show Toolbar if you want to recount as you make revisions without reopening the dialog box.

   The Word Count toolbar will open in your document.

3. If you want to include footnotes and endnotes in the count, select the Include footnotes and endnotes check box 

   If you count part of a document rather than the whole, Word counts the footnotes or endnotes that refer to the selected text.

   Word recounts when you select or clear the check box.

Notes

• If you display the Word Count toolbar, you can click Recount at any time, or press ALT+C.
• You can also view the number of words and lines in a document by clicking Properties on the File menu, and then clicking the Statistics tab.