How can I count the number of words in a text document?

Copy the text into MS Word. If you're using Word 2007, it will automagically show the word count in the bottom left-hand corner of the window. If you're using Word 2003 (or earlier, I believe), you can get the word count by going to "Tools->Word Count..."

Hope that helps!!

It's even simpler than that. Copy the text to an MS Word document, then:

In versions of Word prior to Word 2007:

1.Click the Tools->Word Count menu item.

In Word 2007:

1.The current word count should be displayed in the lower left corner of the window, on the Status bar.

2.If it isn’t, right-click in the Status bar and put a check mark next to Word Count.

Hope that helps.

Click the Tools->Word Count menu item. If you want to put the word count in the document, do this: 1. Position the cursor where you want the word count to go. 2. Click the Insert->Field menu item. 3. Scroll down to and click on NumWords. 4. Click OK. Note that the word count won't update itself. To update it, select it and press the F9 key. Hope that helps.

MS Word comes with a tool to count words. Its under tools called Word Count :)

What version of Word are you using? Word 2007 automatically counts words for you and you can see the value in the bottom left corner of the screen.

It's pretty simple.

1) Select the paragraph and then select "Tools" in the menu bar.

2) After that select "Words Count" which will display the number of words in a new opened window.

in word 2003 you go to tools and word count. I'm sure this is implemented in all other office versions also. much simpler

Assuming you have Word 2007, here is a link

http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/word/HP030824901...

there is a function in word that has a "Word count".

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