Where is the word count tool?

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.

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.

In this specific instance, however, Word Count is already available on the
Status Bar.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Chris W" Chris wrote in message
...
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 wrote in
message
...
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).

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"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.

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"digitig" wrote in message
...
"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*

It is in the status bar or under the review tab.
However i need help reenabling my status bar. I had it at the bottom of the
page and it disappeared. If someone knows how to get it back that would be
helpful.

"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!

The status bar in Word 2007 can't be turned off, so perhaps your Word window
is extending below the bottom of the screen? If it's in a restored (Normal)
window, what happens if you Maximize it?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Amanda" wrote in message
...
It is in the status bar or under the review tab.
However i need help reenabling my status bar. I had it at the bottom of
the
page and it disappeared. If someone knows how to get it back that would be
helpful.

"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 too have had considerable difficulty using Word Count to find the count
for a selection. Two observations:

* It has trouble with any text that was input by a second user and which I
then accepted via track changes.

* It has trouble with citations linked to the reference list. This may
relate to the first point.

My work-around: after you select the relevant text, copy and paste it into a
new document. The resulting word count should be accurate. It worked for me.

MW Smith
Menlo Park, CA



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

The status bar in Word 2007 can't be turned off, so perhaps your Word window
is extending below the bottom of the screen? If it's in a restored (Normal)
window, what happens if you Maximize it?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Amanda" wrote in message
...
It is in the status bar or under the review tab.
However i need help reenabling my status bar. I had it at the bottom of
the
page and it disappeared. If someone knows how to get it back that would be
helpful.

"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 know where it is - but how do I insert the [WORD COUNT: 250] on my typed
document?

"Thierry Fontenelle [MSFT]" wrote:

Hi,

You'll find the Word Count function under the "Review" tab (under "Set
Language"). I hope it helps,

Cheers,

Thierry Fontenelle [MSFT]

"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!

You could insert a DocProperty field
{ DOCPROPERTY Words }
But the field itself will add 1 to the word count and the use of 'Words: '
would add another, so if you did not wish to include the field in and its
associated text in the count, you could insert a combination of fields eg
{ ={ DOCPROPERTY Words } - 1 \# "'Words: '0" }
You can save this as an autotext or formatted autocorrect entry (for say
#wc) for ease of reinsertion, but always update the field after insertion.
Or you could insert the word count with a macro.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Hope wrote:
I know where it is - but how do I insert the [WORD COUNT: 250] on my
typed document?

"Thierry Fontenelle [MSFT]" wrote:

Hi,

You'll find the Word Count function under the "Review" tab (under
"Set Language"). I hope it helps,

Cheers,

Thierry Fontenelle [MSFT]

"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 found this training document very helpful. You find the feature you are
used to in 2003 and it tells you where to find the same feature in 2007.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/wo...744321033.aspx


"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 wrote in message
...
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" wrote in message
...
"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*