To get a word count for paper documents, we recommend using 1 of the 3 methods below:

1). Send us the document by mail or fax. We will do a word count for you and create an Exact Quote using that number.

2). Count the words in certain sections of the document, then make an educated guess as to the total number.

3).Count the words on several pages and take the average on each page. Then multiply the average by the number of pages.

For electronic documents, just click on the program or format you are using and follow the instructions:

• Microsoft WORD and POWERPOINT (files with extensions *.doc, *.ppt, *.rtf, OR*.txt)
• Microsoft EXCEL (files with extension *.xls)
• Microsoft ACCESS (files extensions *.mdb, OR *.dbf)
• QuarkXPRESS (files with extension *.qxd)
• Adobe ACROBAT (files with extension *.pdf)

Microsoft WORD and POWERPOINT (files with extentions *.doc, *.ppt, *.rtf, OR *.txt)

1.- Open your document.
2.- Go to 'File' and choose 'Properties'.
3.- Click the tab called 'Statistics'.

A window will appear with the number of words, paragraphs, lines, pages, etc., your document contains.

A few tricks when using Word:

Cut (CTRL+X): highlight the text, press CTRL and hit X.

Select (CTRL+E): press CTRL and hit E.

Copy (CTRL+C): highlight the text, press CTRL and hit C.

Paste (CTRL+V), highlight the text, press CTRL and hit V.

Also: To select text, use CTRL+E instead of highlighting and scrolling down the page. To cut text, use CRTL+X (convenient when moving entire paragraphs). To copy text, use CTRL+C and then CTRL+V to paste the copied (or cut) text.

Microsoft EXCEL (files with extension*.xls)

For Excel files, you must copy the text to an MS-Word file to do a word count. Here's how:

1.- Open your document.
2.- Use CTRL+E to select the entire text.
3.- Go to the 'Edit' menu and choose 'Copy'.
4.- Open a new document in Word. From the 'Edit' menu choose 'Paste'.
5.- Go to 'File', and choose 'Properties'.
6.- Click the tab called 'Statistics'.

A window will appear which lists the properties of your document: number of words, paragraphs, lines, pages, etc.

Microsoft ACCESS (files with extensions *.mdb, OR *.dbf)

1.- Open your document.
2.- Go to 'Tools'. Choose 'Links with MS-Word', and then choose 'Publish with MS Word'.
3.- Open WORD. The same table will appear, but in *.rtf format (i.e., as a Word document).
2.- From the 'File' menu, choose 'Properties'.
3.- Click the tab called Statistics.

A window will appear with the number of words, paragraphs, lines, pages, etc., your document contains.

QuarkXPRESS (Files with extension *.qxd)

1.- Open your document.
2.- From the 'Utilities' menu, choose 'Spell Check' and then choose 'Document'.

A window will appear with the number of words and characters in your document.

Adobe ACROBAT (Files with extension *.pdf)

For Adobe ACROBAT and ACROBAT Reader files, you must copy the text to an MS-Word file to do a word count. Here's how:

1.- Open your document in Adobe Acrobat.
2.- Use CTRL+E to select the entire text.
3.- From the 'Edit' menu, select 'Copy'.
4.- Open a new document in Word. From the 'Edit' menu choose 'Paste'.
5.- Go to 'File', and choose 'Properties'.
6.- Click the tab called 'Statistics'.

A window will appear with the number of words, paragraphs, lines, pages, etc., your document contains.

Help us improve this page! If you work with a program or text editor with word count capabilities we haven't mentioned, or if you know of an easier way to get a word count in the programs we've listed above, please Contact Us. Thanks!