Adobe InDesign: Count characters and words - how it works

If you have a specified character specification or are paid for by words, it is practical if InDesign does the annoying counting for you. In this practical tip, we will tell you how to get the information you need quickly.

You don't have to do too much with InDesign to find out how many words your written text already contains.

• To see how many words a text section has, select the corresponding area in InDesign.
• Then take a look at the program's information palette.
• The information palette from Adobe InDesign shows you the number of words written as well as the characters, lines and paragraphs of the corresponding text frame.

If you would like to enlarge the workspace of InDesign, you will find out how in the next post.