Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated February 26, 2022)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
When you are developing macros, it is often helpful to know how many characters are in a text selection. The following VBA macro, CharCount, will display the number of characters in a selection.
Sub CharCount() Dim Title As String Dim CharCount As Integer Dim Message As String Title = "CharCount" CharCount = Len(Selection) Message = LTrim(Str(CharCount)) + " character" If CharCount <> 1 Then Message = Message + "s" MsgBox Message, vbOKOnly, Title End Sub
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