Go to Project->Text Statistics. A window will open 3. To view the word frequency, click on the expansion arrow to the left of Word frequency. You’ll see the words with the number of times used and a histogram. Click on the column that says count and it will sort in ascending order and show the most used words. Pronouns, prepositions, and conjunctions typically appear first. Click again for descending order 6.

In the “Text” section of the “Insert” tab, click the “Quick Parts” button. If your Word window is not wide enough to display “Quick Parts” next to the appropriate button, click the button with the icon to which the mouse cursor is pointing in the following image. Select “Field” from the drop-down menu. Use it any time you want to do a word count the link I provide has such a blank style, it is called 'word count style', so all you have to do is to download it and move it to your styles.

Mac compatible versions of Word should have similar options. Always save a copy of your document before manipulating it. I bear no responsibility for any pickles you might get yourself into! Find all the short cuts.

Merely deleting or renaming the correct copy of Normal.dotm (after exiting Word) should be enough to re-set Word to the default state. A better approach, though, is to open it for editing, which you can do via File Open and choosing the 'All Word Templates' file type. Just make sure the one you open is in the folder pointed to under File Options Advanced>File Locations>User Templates.

The word count is only to provide a basis for reaching a figure to charge for the translation. Ideally, you should use PractiCount for invoicing. Once you have programmed it, it counts all the words for you and calculates the invoice as well, including any VAT due on it. You can change the settings in PractiCount, to inform the programme whether or not to include footnotes, etc. In the word count. If you start counting words manually, on any occasion, you will not have time to make a living as a translator. A suggestion!

Word includes a feature that allows you to quickly determine a number of statistics about your document. For instance, you can determine the number of words, sentences, and paragraphs in your document. By default, Word doesn't include anything in footnotes or endnotes in these statistics.

If you find yourself in a position where this isn’t possible, in most cases it should be acceptable. Endnotes Do endnotes count in a word count? No, endnotes don’t count as part of a word count in most cases. Much like footnotes, endnotes give further information to a point made in an essay but aren’t part of the body of the essay. For this reason, endnotes are generally not included in an essay’s word count.