Tip: How to count characters using Microsoft Word 2010

Tip

To count all of the characters in a Microsoft Word 2010 document, open the document, and then click the Word Count feature in the Status Bar:

This opens a popup dialog presenting word count, character count and other basic document information:

To view word and character counts for selected text, just select the desired text,

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and repeat the procedure:

If the Word Count feature does not appear on the Status bar, right-click the status bar, and then select it from the popup list:

References

• Microsoft Office: Count the number of words in a document
• Display Character Count in Status Bar (Word 2010)

Notes

• Hat tip to Paul Edstein, MVP - MS Word, for this