Count words and lines in a document

  1. Select the text that you want to count.

  2. On the Tools menu, click Word Count.

Tips 
 
  • If you select no text, Word counts all text in the document.

  • The status barA horizontal area at the bottom of the document window that shows current information about the document, such as page or word count. also displays a word count of the selected text.

    Status bar word count