Just be aware that, if you put it in the document body rather than a header or footer, the NUMWORDS field includes itself in the word count after the first update.
INSERT WORD COUNT IN WORD MAC HOW TO
I have genuine sadness to see the MacOS slide into so many non-intuitive directions where basic settings are hidden from users and far too difficult to fine without going to a tech support forum. That was how to add the word count into the document using Microsoft Word 2016 on the Mac. Simply insert a NUMWORDS field - you dont even need a macro for that. I love something simple like TextEdit to write in without all the bells and whistles, but word count is neither bell nor whistle. I own Pages and Word and should not have to open them for something simple like this. I wish Apple would just clean up these old NEXT applications and add a few things like a simple one click word count. I had to read the post carefully 3 times before I saw that we needed to click on the tiny magnifying glass and then go to some completely non-intuitive menu, which eventually led me to a word count, thanks to Viking. To open the word counter on an Android or iOS smartphone or tablet: Tap the Apps icon on your home screen (Android only). If you want to start page numbering on page 2 follow the instructions and set the cursor to. To open the word counter using a keyboard shortcut: For PC users, press Ctrl+Shift+C. Choose Start at and insert the page number you want to start at. The whole automator solution is hilarious ! So many steps, so sophisticated, so complex and time consuming for something so fundamental and basic as a word or character count! Hahahahaha!Įven this Find dialogue search is unnecessarily complicated. Find Word Count in the drop-down menu and click on it. You can add headers and footersfields at the top and bottom of a page that can include text, images, page numbers, the page count, and the date and timeto your document and then set where you want them to appear. This is a reasonable way to find word count. Add and remove headers and footers in Pages on Mac.
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