Feature Summary

The word count feature can quickly count the number of words, characters, paragraphs, lines, and other information in a document, helping users understand the document length and meet word count requirements for papers, reports, etc.

Feature Description

Feature Dimension Description
Membership Restriction No membership restriction
Version Restriction No version restriction

Operation Steps

View Real-Time Word Count

Feature Entry
Status Bar

  1. Open a WPS Text document
  2. View the status bar at the bottom of the window
  3. The status bar will display the current document's word count information
  4. Click the word count area to view detailed statistics

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Use the Word Count Feature

Feature Entry
"Review" Tab → "Proofing" → "Word Count"

  1. Click the "Review" tab on the top menu bar
  2. Click the "Word Count" button
  3. A dialog box will pop up displaying detailed statistical information

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View Statistical Details

Feature Entry
Word Count Dialog Box

  1. Pages: Total number of pages in the document
  2. Words: Total number of words in the document
  3. Characters (no spaces): Total number of characters excluding spaces
  4. Characters (with spaces): Total number of characters including spaces
  5. Paragraphs: Total number of paragraphs in the document

Count Words in Selected Content

Feature Entry
View after selecting text

  1. Select the text content you want to count
  2. The status bar will display the word count for the "selected area"
  3. Or click "Word Count" to view detailed statistics for the selected content

Frequently Asked Questions

Question 1: What if the word count does not match the actual requirement?

  • Solution: Confirm whether "words" or "characters" are being counted, as different scenarios may have different requirements. Chinese papers are usually counted by words, while English papers are counted by characters.

Question 2: How to count the words in footnotes and endnotes?

  • Solution: Check the "Include textboxes, footnotes, and endnotes" option in the word count dialog box.

Notes

  • The word count displayed in the status bar is updated in real time
  • The statistical results do not include text in headers and footers
  • Selecting part of the content allows you to count the words in that area separately