Where is the word count tool?

It is not necessary to add the Word Count icon to the QAT since it is
already present (or potentially present) on the status bar. If you don't see
it there, right-click on the status bar and add it. The status bar will then
display the word count, and clicking on that will open the Word Count
dialog.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"dardar" <dardar.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2603157E-A6E4-46A0-B7C3-0C638C527779@microsoft.com...
> You have probably already found your answer to this, but just in
> case.........
> click on the Review tab
> look on the left section entitled Proofing
> down the right side of the box you will see an icon ABC123 this is the
> word count icon.
> highlight the area in your document that you need a word count and then
> click on the icon . A little dialog box should pop onto your screen with
> the
> count for you.
>
> to save yourself from searching out this tool each time, simply right
> click
> on the icon and select "Add to Quick Access Toolbar" . You will then see
> the
> icon appear in your toolbar immediately above your document
>
>
> --
> computerly challenged
>
>
> "abbyvfb" wrote:
>
>> Can someone please help! Where is the word count function in Word 2007?
>> There's no tool menu like there used to be. I need this desperately!!
>> Thanks!

Where do I contact MSFT? These blogs did not help me. I still can not find
the word counter for word 2007

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

> Note that the people answering questions here do not work for Microsoft. And
> providing details is necessary, because, as you pointed out, no one here is
> a mind-reader.
>
> --
> Stefan Blom
> Microsoft Word MVP
>
>
> "Older Than You" <Older Than You RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:46368808-C17C-4EFE-975D-198173BEFF88@microsoft.com...
> > Oh great, I guess we are supposed to be mind-readers and just know all
> > this.
> >
> > "Could you provide some steps to reproduce the behavior?"
> > Isn't MS supposed to be telling US where these behaviors are? Didn't
> > someone test this before releasing it? Why to users have to point out
> > the
> > problems?
> >
> > But I guess if there is no regard for the amount of lost productivity
> > caused
> > by someone in MS not having anything better to do than completely change
> > the
> > UI, there certainly is no interest in telling customers how the new UI
> > actually works (when it does).
> >
> > ===
> >
> > "Bob Buckland ?" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Digitig,
> >>
> >> Could you provide some steps to reproduce the behavior?
> >>
> >> Is this typed text, or text pasted from a non-Word document pasted in?
> >>
> >> What font are you using and what view are you working in.
> >>
> >> Generally, the type of behavior you mentioned can occur if the font is a
> >> symbol font (even if the 'symbols' look 'letterlike') as
> >> Word then doesn't see 'words' just characters, but clicking on the
> >> Wordcount item on the Word 2007 status bar at the bottom of the
> >> screen should bring up the count dialog and a character count that does
> >> 'see' these characters but the Word count may not appear
> >> correctly.
> >>
> >> ============
> >> <<"digitig" <digitig RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:ADC8A494-01E4-43FA-8E7C-1E356D52E1F6@microsoft.com...
> >> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
> >>
> >> > Live word count is on the status bar.
> >>
> >> But only sometimes updates. Specifically, if you select part of a text
> >> the
> >> live word count /should/ show the number of words in the selected portion
> >> before the number of words in the whole text. Sometimes it does, and
> >> that's
> >> great. Sometimes it doesn't, which sucks. In my latest college assignment
> >> there are blocks of plain text for which, if I select them, the live word
> >> count will show the word count for the selection. There there are other
> >> blocks of plain text for which, if I select them, the live word count
> >> will
> >> continue to display only the total for the document and I have to go to
> >> the
> >> word count button on the review tab to get the count.
> >>
> >> So I'm afraid I'm at least partly with "Joe in Durango, CO". Word count
> >> in
> >> the status bar would be a great feature if it worked consistently. It
> >> doesn't, so it's a real nuisance that the version that /does/ work is so
> >> hard
> >> to find. <<
> >> --
> >>
> >> Bob Buckland ?
> >> MS Office System Products MVP
> >>
> >> *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
>
>

See Suzanne's replies in this thread

Right click the status bar at the bottom of the Word window and check 'Word
Count'. The Word count is displayed in the status bar.

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Frank.Appelgate wrote:
> Where do I contact MSFT? These blogs did not help me. I still can not
> find the word counter for word 2007
>
> "Stefan Blom" wrote:
>
>> Note that the people answering questions here do not work for
>> Microsoft. And providing details is necessary, because, as you
>> pointed out, no one here is a mind-reader.
>>
>> --
>> Stefan Blom
>> Microsoft Word MVP
>>
>>
>> "Older Than You" <Older Than You.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:46368808-C17C-4EFE-975D-198173BEFF88@microsoft.com...
>>> Oh great, I guess we are supposed to be mind-readers and just know
>>> all this.
>>>
>>> "Could you provide some steps to reproduce the behavior?"
>>> Isn't MS supposed to be telling US where these behaviors are?
>>> Didn't someone test this before releasing it? Why to users have
>>> to point out the
>>> problems?
>>>
>>> But I guess if there is no regard for the amount of lost
>>> productivity caused
>>> by someone in MS not having anything better to do than completely
>>> change the
>>> UI, there certainly is no interest in telling customers how the new
>>> UI actually works (when it does).
>>>
>>> ===
>>>
>>> "Bob Buckland ?" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Digitig,
>>>>
>>>> Could you provide some steps to reproduce the behavior?
>>>>
>>>> Is this typed text, or text pasted from a non-Word document pasted
>>>> in?
>>>>
>>>> What font are you using and what view are you working in.
>>>>
>>>> Generally, the type of behavior you mentioned can occur if the
>>>> font is a symbol font (even if the 'symbols' look 'letterlike') as
>>>> Word then doesn't see 'words' just characters, but clicking on the
>>>> Wordcount item on the Word 2007 status bar at the bottom of the
>>>> screen should bring up the count dialog and a character count that
>>>> does 'see' these characters but the Word count may not appear
>>>> correctly.
>>>>
>>>> ============
>>>> <<"digitig" <digitig.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:ADC8A494-01E4-43FA-8E7C-1E356D52E1F6@microsoft.com...
>>>> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Live word count is on the status bar.
>>>>
>>>> But only sometimes updates. Specifically, if you select part of a
>>>> text the
>>>> live word count /should/ show the number of words in the selected
>>>> portion before the number of words in the whole text. Sometimes it
>>>> does, and that's
>>>> great. Sometimes it doesn't, which sucks. In my latest college
>>>> assignment there are blocks of plain text for which, if I select
>>>> them, the live word count will show the word count for the
>>>> selection. There there are other blocks of plain text for which,
>>>> if I select them, the live word count will
>>>> continue to display only the total for the document and I have to
>>>> go to the
>>>> word count button on the review tab to get the count.
>>>>
>>>> So I'm afraid I'm at least partly with "Joe in Durango, CO". Word
>>>> count in
>>>> the status bar would be a great feature if it worked consistently.
>>>> It doesn't, so it's a real nuisance that the version that /does/
>>>> work is so hard
>>>> to find. <<
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Bob Buckland ?
>>>> MS Office System Products MVP
>>>>
>>>> *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

The most relevant answer to most everyone's question about finding commands
in Word '07 is simple:
1. Right-click on the "HOME" tab.
2. Select "CUSTOMIZE QUICK ACCESS TOOLBAR"
3. In the new window under "Choose Commands From:" drop down menu, select
"ALL COMMANDS"
4.You will see a list of all commands. Scroll down to whatever command you
have been looking for and highlight it. Click "ADD" button.
5. The command button will now reside on the top toolbar in Word '07.

NOTE: not all commands that were available in '03 are directly accessible in
'07. That is why you have to go to the "Customize Quick Access Toolbar"
operation.

"Frank.Appelgate" wrote:

> Where do I contact MSFT? These blogs did not help me. I still can not find
> the word counter for word 2007
>
> "Stefan Blom" wrote:
>
> > Note that the people answering questions here do not work for Microsoft. And
> > providing details is necessary, because, as you pointed out, no one here is
> > a mind-reader.
> >
> > --
> > Stefan Blom
> > Microsoft Word MVP
> >
> >
> > "Older Than You" <Older Than You RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:46368808-C17C-4EFE-975D-198173BEFF88@microsoft.com...
> > > Oh great, I guess we are supposed to be mind-readers and just know all
> > > this.
> > >
> > > "Could you provide some steps to reproduce the behavior?"
> > > Isn't MS supposed to be telling US where these behaviors are? Didn't
> > > someone test this before releasing it? Why to users have to point out
> > > the
> > > problems?
> > >
> > > But I guess if there is no regard for the amount of lost productivity
> > > caused
> > > by someone in MS not having anything better to do than completely change
> > > the
> > > UI, there certainly is no interest in telling customers how the new UI
> > > actually works (when it does).
> > >
> > > ===
> > >
> > > "Bob Buckland ?" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi Digitig,
> > >>
> > >> Could you provide some steps to reproduce the behavior?
> > >>
> > >> Is this typed text, or text pasted from a non-Word document pasted in?
> > >>
> > >> What font are you using and what view are you working in.
> > >>
> > >> Generally, the type of behavior you mentioned can occur if the font is a
> > >> symbol font (even if the 'symbols' look 'letterlike') as
> > >> Word then doesn't see 'words' just characters, but clicking on the
> > >> Wordcount item on the Word 2007 status bar at the bottom of the
> > >> screen should bring up the count dialog and a character count that does
> > >> 'see' these characters but the Word count may not appear
> > >> correctly.
> > >>
> > >> ============
> > >> <<"digitig" <digitig RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:ADC8A494-01E4-43FA-8E7C-1E356D52E1F6@microsoft.com...
> > >> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Live word count is on the status bar.
> > >>
> > >> But only sometimes updates. Specifically, if you select part of a text
> > >> the
> > >> live word count /should/ show the number of words in the selected portion
> > >> before the number of words in the whole text. Sometimes it does, and
> > >> that's
> > >> great. Sometimes it doesn't, which sucks. In my latest college assignment
> > >> there are blocks of plain text for which, if I select them, the live word
> > >> count will show the word count for the selection. There there are other
> > >> blocks of plain text for which, if I select them, the live word count
> > >> will
> > >> continue to display only the total for the document and I have to go to
> > >> the
> > >> word count button on the review tab to get the count.
> > >>
> > >> So I'm afraid I'm at least partly with "Joe in Durango, CO". Word count
> > >> in
> > >> the status bar would be a great feature if it worked consistently. It
> > >> doesn't, so it's a real nuisance that the version that /does/ work is so
> > >> hard
> > >> to find. <<
> > >> --
> > >>
> > >> Bob Buckland ?
> > >> MS Office System Products MVP
> > >>
> > >> *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >

I think the solution to everyone's issue with finding commands is this:

1. Right-click on the "HOME" tab.
2. Select "CUSTOMIZE QUICK ACCESS TOOLBAR"
3. In the new window under "Choose Commands From:" drop down menu select
"ALL COMMANDS"
4.You will see a list of all commands. Scroll down to the command you want
to add and highlight it or double click.
5. Click "ADD" button.
6. Your command button will now reside on the top toolbar.

Note: there are some commands that are not directly accessible from the
standard toolbar menus.

"abbyvfb" wrote:

> Can someone please help! Where is the word count function in Word 2007?
> There's no tool menu like there used to be. I need this desperately!! Thanks!

I think the solution to everyone's issue with finding commands is this:

1. Right-click on the "HOME" tab.
2. Select "CUSTOMIZE QUICK ACCESS TOOLBAR"
3. In the new window under "Choose Commands From:" drop down menu select
"ALL COMMANDS"
4.You will see a list of all commands. Scroll down to the command you want
to add and highlight it or double click.
5. Click "ADD" button.
6. Your command button will now reside on the top toolbar.

Note: there are some commands that are not directly accessible from the
standard toolbar menus.