Those who usually need to count words in .doc documents (MS Word documents) may already know that words in text boxes cannot be counted using the Word count tool. There is a fabulous tool called CompleteWordCount which not only allows you to count words in: headers, footers, footnotes, endnotes, shapes ad text boxes and comments. It will even allow you to omit pages from the total word count. It is easy to install and is designed for Microsoft Word 2000 and later versions.
1. What does CompleteWordCount do?
The CompleteWordCount add in allows you to see a full word count for the different areas of your document.
2. Why doesn’t Microsoft Word give me an accurate word count?
Word does not give you a full word count of your document.Microsoft Word includes a built-in word counter. But it is not always accurate. It does not give you a count of all the words in your document. It doesn’t count words in headers or footers, or, importantly, in diagrams made up of text boxes, autoshapes and other Word elements. Only in later versions of Word can you get Word to include footnotes and endnotes in its count. Earlier versions of Word don’t count words in footnotes or endnotes.
3. How to install CompleteWordCount
1. In Word, choose Tools > Options > File Locations.
2. Note the Startup folder.
3. Exit Word.
4. Click the Download button on this page. Save the Zip file to your hard drive.
5. You will need an un-zipper to unzip the file. Unzip the file (CompleteWordCount.dot) and save it in the Startup folder you noted above.
6. Re-start Word. In Tools > Templates and Add-Ins, you will see that CompleteWordCount is listed among the Global templates and add-ins. Make sure it is ticked.
4. How to un-install CompleteWordCount?
To stop CompleteWordCount working temporarily, choose Tools > Templates and Add-ins. Un-tick CompleteWordCount.dot. • To un-install the file permanently, delete the CompleteWordCount.dot file. If you followed the instructions above, the file is in the folder listed at Tools > Options > File Locations, in the Startup folder.
5. How to use CompleteWordCount
CompleteWordCount is an add-in (that is, a global template).The CompleteWordCount add-in creates a new toolbar with one button, marked CompleteWordCount.Click the CompleteWordCount button to get a word count of your document.
You will see something like the screen shot at right.If you can’t see the CompleteWordCount toolbar:
• choose Tools > Templates and Add-ins and make sure that CompleteWordCount is ticked
• choose View > Toolbars and tick CompleteWordCount.
6. How to use the dialog box
You can choose what word counts are included in the total by ticking the appropriate boxes. For example, if Shapes and text boxes is ticked, then words in shapes and text boxes are included in the total.
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