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Is There an Easy Way to Get a Word Count in Microsoft Word?

June 25, 2019 By Matt Jacobs

Sometimes when you are writing a document in Microsoft Word you will need to hit a certain word count. Whether this is for an assignment at school or for a document that you are submitting to a publisher, word counts are pretty common.

But manually counting the words in a document is slow, tedious, and very frustrating. Luckily Microsoft Word has a tool that can do this count for your quickly and accurately. Our guide below will show you where to find it.

How to Get a Document Word Count in Microsoft Word

The steps in this article were performed in Microsoft Word for Office 365, but will work in versions of Word from 2007 and up.

This article will show you how to hide the comments in your document if you’ve been collaborating with a group but don’t want your comments shown on the printed document.

Step 1: Open the document in Microsoft Word.

Step 2: Select the Review tab at the top of the window.

select the review tab

Step 3: Click the Word Count button in the Proofing section of the ribbon.

click the word count button

Step 4: Locate the word count to the right of Words on the window that appears at the center of the screen.

how to get a word count in microsot word

Note that the word count can also be found in the horizontal gray bar at the bottom of the Word window.

Do you need to start a new page? Find out how to add a page break in Word and avoid trying to manually start a new page by pressing Enter a bunch of times.

Matt Jacobs

Matt Jacobs has been working as an IT consultant for small businesses since receiving his Master’s degree in 2003. While he still does some consulting work, his primary focus now is on creating technology support content for SupportYourTech.com.

His work can be found on many websites and focuses on topics such as Microsoft Office, Apple devices, Android devices, Photoshop and more.

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