Show word count and other document statistics

You can show the word count, character count (with or without spaces), number of paragraphs, and number of pages in a document.

Show word, character, and paragraph count

  1. Click View menu button in the toolbar, then choose Show Word Count.

    The word count appears near the bottom of the page.

  2. Move the pointer over the right side of the word count, then click the arrows that appear to choose what you want to display at the bottom of the page.

    The word count popup showing the number of words in the document

  3. Drag the counter anywhere in the document.

To see word count and other statistics for only part of a document, select the text that you want to check—the count updates to reflect only the selected text.