Google Docs has been around since 2008. It is a fairly fleshed out document editor and includes the ability to check a document’s word count. Word count serves as one way to measure the length of a document.
Google Docs doesn’t make this obvious — there’s no native word counter or quick check like other text-editing options provide, at least not with Docs’ original settings. It also explores how Google Docs’ word count.
Some Following Ways To Check Word Count On Google Docs :
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Count the number of words in a long document
- On your desktop, open a document in Google Docs.
- To find the count of words, characters, and pages, at the top of the page, click Tools and and choose Word count option.
- To close the window, click on the Done option.
- It will automatically count the number of words while you type.
Count the Pages, Words, Characters, Characters without Space
- To find the word count while you type, check “Display word count while typing” and select OK option.
- In the bottom left, click on the Word count box to display:
Pages, Words, Characters, Characters without spaces - To hide the word count, in the bottom left, click the Word count box and Hide word count.
- This will help you to unhide or hide word count.
Count the words in Google Docs
- Go to docs.google.com and make sure that you are logged in.
- Open the document that you want to work on or create a new document.
- Click on Tools, and click on Word count in the drop-down menu.
- To exit the Word count pop-up box, click OK or Cancel.
- You will able to see the words count.
Find the Word Count for Your Entire Google Docs Document
- Launch your document in Google Docs on the web.
- Click the Tools menu at the top and select Word count.
- Press Ctrl + Shift + C in Windows or Command + Shift + C in macOS.
- A window appears showing you the word count for your document.
- It tells you the total number of words, pages, and characters.
- Click OK to close the box.
Find the Word Count for Selected Text in Google Docs
- Select the text you want to find the word count for using your mouse or keyboard selection keys.
- Click the Tools menu at the top and select Word count.
- The window that appears now says X of Y words, where X is the number of words for your selected text and Y is the total number of words in your document.
- It will show you the word count of a particular word.
Add an On-Screen Word Count to Google Docs
- Choose the Tools menu and click Word count.
- Tick the Display word count while typing box.
- Your Google Docs word count appears in the lower-left corner.
Check Word Count Using a Shortcut
In Windows, press Ctrl+ Shift+ C to open the Word count window that contains the information.
Check Word Count Using the Toolbar
You can check word count on Google Docs by using the toolbar rather than a keyboard shortcut by selecting Word Count under the Tools menu.
What’s included and excluded in the word count?
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Google Docs word count excludes content in headers, footers and footnotes. It also doesn’t count symbols — such as the “<” or “>” signs– as words; however, it does count dashes.
According to Google Docs, when I select the preceding paragraph, the system counts 27 total words, 180 characters and 152 characters, excluding spaces. A manual check shows 29 words, plus the 2 dashes, to produce the result of 31 words.