Count the Number of Characters, Lines, and Pages in Word

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this guide shows how to count the total number of characters, lines and pages in versions of Word 2003, 2007, 2010 and 2013.

For Word 2003

You open the text file want to know the number of characters, lines and pages, on the toolbar you choose Tools -> Word Count .

In the Word Count dialog box, there is:

- Pages: The total number of pages in a document.

- Words: The total number of words in the text.

- Character (no spaces): Total number of characters excluding spaces (spaces).

- Character (with spaces): Total number of characters including spaces.

- Paragraphs: Total number of paragraphs in the text.

- Lines: The total number of lines in the text.

For Word 2007, 2010, 2013

You open the Word file you may need to count the number of characters, lines and pages, then you double click the words Words in the lower left of the Word interface.

A Word Count dialog box appears, including:

- Pages: The total number of pages in a document.

- Words: The total number of words in the text.

- Character (no spaces): Total number of characters excluding spaces (spaces).

- Character (with spaces): Total number of characters including spaces.

- Paragraphs: Total number of paragraphs in the text.

- Lines: The total number of lines in the text.