The number of characters in the text is usually of little interest to anyone. But, there are situations when this information is indispensable. For example, if you are preparing material for publication, then you may be limited to a certain number of characters.
In this article, we will talk about how to find out how many characters are in the text of a Word document. The material will be useful for both users of Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, and users of Word 2003.
Number of characters in Word 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016
In order to find out how many characters are in the text of a Word document, you do not need to use any additional programs or other tricks. Everything you need to solve this problem is already in the Word editor.
If you look at the bottom of the Word window, you will see a panel with information about the current document. This specifies the number of pages, the number of words, and the language used for spell checking.
If you click on the "Number of Words" block, then a small window will appear in front of you with the statistics of the current document. In particular, it will indicate the number of pages, words, characters (without spaces), characters (with spaces), paragraphs and lines.
If you need to find out the number of characters not in the entire Word document, but only in a separate part of it, then select the desired part of the document with the mouse and then click on the "Number of Words" button.
It should also be noted that the "Statistics" window can be opened in other ways. For example, you can open the "Review" tab and click on the "Statistics" button there.
In addition, there is a key combination CTRL-SHIFT-G, which does the same.
Number of characters in Word 2003
If you are using Word 2003, then in order to find out how many characters are in a Word document, you need to open the "Tools" menu and select "Statistics".
As a result, exactly the same "Statistics" window will open with information about the number of words, characters, paragraphs and lines. If you first select a part of the text, and then open "Statistics - Service", then you will receive statistical data only about the selected section of text.
Additional Information
If necessary, information about the number of characters in a Word document can be inserted directly onto the page. To do this, open the "Insert" tab, click on the "Quick Blocks" button and select the "Field" item.
As a result, a window for creating fields will appear. Here you need to select the "NumChars" field and click "OK".
After that, at the point where the cursor was placed, a field with information about the number of characters in the text will appear. If necessary, the information in this field can be updated. To do this, right-click on this field and select "Update field".