Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Word 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Word, click here: Inserting a Dynamic Word Count in Your Document.
Word keeps track of summary information for a document. You can see the information maintained by Word simply by displaying the Properties dialog box for your document. One of the pieces of information maintained is the number of words in the document. This information is updated whenever the document is saved or printed. Word allows you to insert this bit of summary information in your document by following these steps:
Figure 1. The Field dialog box.
If you prefer to not use the Field dialog box (for whatever reason), you can insert the number of words into your document by following these steps:
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2013-08-03 09:57:02
Beverly Scofield
Wow! Really useful for me, as I write short stories limited in length. Thanks.
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