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CompleteWordCount is an add-in that reports a complete word count for all areas of your document.

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Designed for Microsoft Word 2000 and later versions.

1 What does CompleteWordCount do?

The CompleteWordCount add‑in allows you to see a full word count for the different areas of your document.

2 Why doesn't Microsoft Word give me an accurate word count?

Word does not give you a full word count of your document.

Microsoft Word includes a built-in word counter. But it is not always accurate. It does not give you a count of all the words in your document. It doesn't count words in headers or footers, or, importantly, in diagrams made up of text boxes, autoshapes and other Word elements. Only in later versions of Word can you get Word to include footnotes and endnotes in its count. Earlier versions of Word don't count words in footnotes or endnotes.

3 How to install CompleteWordCount

1. In Word, choose Tools > Options > File Locations.
2. Note the Startup folder.
3. Exit Word.
4. Click the Download button on this page. Save the Zip file to your hard drive. 
5. You will need an un-zipper to unzip the file. Unzip the file (CompleteWordCount.dot) and save it in the Startup folder you noted above.
6. Re-start Word. In Tools > Templates and Add-Ins, you will see that CompleteWordCount is listed among the Global templates and add-ins. Make sure it is ticked.

4 How to un-install CompleteWordCount

• To stop CompleteWordCount working temporarily, choose Tools > Templates and Add-ins. Un-tick CompleteWordCount.dot.
• To un-install the file permanently, delete the CompleteWordCount.dot file. If you followed the instructions above, the file is in the folder listed at Tools > Options > File Locations, in the Startup folder.

The CompleteWordCount add-in displays the word count for all areas of your document.

5 How to use CompleteWordCount

CompleteWordCount is an add-in (that is, a global template).

The CompleteWordCount add-in creates a new toolbar with one button, marked CompleteWordCount.

Click the CompleteWordCount button to get a word count of your document. You will see something like the screen shot at right.

If you can’t see the CompleteWordCount toolbar:

• choose Tools > Templates and Add-ins and make sure that CompleteWordCount is ticked
• choose View > Toolbars and tick CompleteWordCount.

6 How to use the dialog box

You can choose what word counts are included in the total by ticking the appropriate boxes. For example, if Shapes and text boxes is ticked, then words in shapes and text boxes are included in the total.

7 How to report bugs or problems with this file

I would be happy to get feedback about using CompleteWordCount, but I don't promise to be able to respond to requests for changes, or reports of bugs.

Click the contact link on this page.

8 Fine print

This add-in comes without any warranties or promises. Use it at your own risk.

You may freely copy this add-in and give it to others if:

• you don't charge for it, and
• it's not included in something you are charging for, and
• you don't publish the add-in or its code in or with a book, in or with a magazine, on the internet or in an online service, and
• you don't make any changes to the file, and
• you give a complete copy of the file in its current form.