Let’s say you’re working on a school assignment and you need to include a certain number of words in your essay. Knowing where to find the word count in Microsoft Word and Google Docs can help you keep track of your progress and make sure you meet the minimum word requirement.
Let’s get started to learn where the word count feature is located in each program!
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2 Ways to find word count in Word
In Microsoft Word, the word count is located under the menu bar. In the Word Count dialog box, you can see the number of words, characters, paragraphs, and lines in your document.
1. Top Menu Bar
- Open your word document
- In the menu bar click Review>Word Count
- In the Word Count dialog box, you can see the number of pages, words, characters (no spaces and with spaces), paragraphs, and lines in your word document.
2. Selecting words
- Open your word document
- Select the text you want to count
- Below the page, you will see the number of pages and words you have selected.
Where Is Word Count In Google Docs?
In Google Docs, the word count is located under the Tools menu. In the Word Count dialog box, you can see the number of words, characters, paragraphs, and lines in your document.
However, you can find the number of words in Google Docs with a keyboard shortcut: press Ctrl+Shift+C (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+C (Mac). Let’s get started!
- Open your Google docs document
- In the top menu bar click Tools>Word Count
- In the Word Count dialog box, you can see the number of pages, Words, and Characters in your document.
To sum up, the word count feature is a helpful tool to use when you need to track the number of words in your document. In Microsoft Word, the word count is located under the Review tab, and in Google Docs, it’s located under the Tools menu. You can also find the word count in Google Docs by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+C (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+C (Mac).
