Additional Resources

Word Counter for Word XP

To count the number of words in your document, follow these steps:

1.	You cursor can be at any spot in the document.
2.	Choose Tools ► Word Count from the menu bar.
This dialog box shows the statistics of your document.
	This dialog window shows all the available statistics for your document, including the number of word, characters, paragraphs, lines and pages.
3.	Click on the "Show Toolbar" button to display the Word Count toolbar. If you want to recount as you make revisions without reopening the dialog box. I find this toolbar quite handy to use! Click the "Close" button, once your done.
Use this toolbar to your advantage.
4.	Click on the drop-down arrow and you'll see all the statistics on hand. Notice that as you advance with the typing in your document, the Word Count toolbar can "Recount" your document's statistics as you go!

Count Footnotes and Endnotes

To include footnotes and endnotes in the count, follow these steps:

1.	You cursor can be at any spot in the document.
2.	Choose Tools ► Word Count from the menu bar.
Include footnotes and endnotes in the count.
3.	Click the checkmark for "Include footnotes and endnotes", to include them in the count.
	You can also choose to show the toolbar, where the results will include the footnotes and endnotes.
4.	Click Close to exit the dialog box.

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.

Microsoft Word XP