Word counts characters

Microsoft Word can count the characters and words of your text fully automatically. You will also learn how many pages, paragraphs and lines you have written.

How to count characters and words with Microsoft Word

If you have written your text and want to check the number of characters, do the following in Word 2010.

• Click on "Check" in the upper program bar (see screenshot).
• Now go to "Count Words". Statistics pops up immediately, telling you how many characters and words your text has. The characters are specified separately with and without spaces. You will also find out how many pages, sections and lines your Word document contains.

This tip describes the character counting function in Word 2010. In other versions of Microsoft Word, the function is usually similar. In Word 2007, the "Review" tab is called "Revision", but the associated group is also called "Document Review".