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Counting the Words in a Document
You can count the number of words in either a highlighted selection or the entire document.
To count the words in a selection:
1. Highlight the text which you want to count.
2. Choose Tools > Word Count. The number of words in the highlighted selection appears in a message dialog box.
To count the words in a document:
1. Choose Tools > Word Count. The number of words in the document appears in a message dialog box.