Thanks for taking the time to read my question.

Just wondering if there is a way to have Outlook count the characters while
composing a new e-mail, as you type. We are using Outlook to send text
messages to cell phones and have a max of 256 characters (letters, numbers,
spaces, tab, enter etc) and it is time consuming to have to count characters.

Thanks,

Brad

I just found this.

http://office-outlook.com/outlook-fo...27/#msg_424227

How can I get this to update everytime I add or remove text from the message
body?

Thanks,

Brad

"Brad" wrote:

> Thanks for taking the time to read my question.
>
> Just wondering if there is a way to have Outlook count the characters while
> composing a new e-mail, as you type. We are using Outlook to send text
> messages to cell phones and have a max of 256 characters (letters, numbers,
> spaces, tab, enter etc) and it is time consuming to have to count characters.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brad

Why not add the Word Count command to the Quick Access Toolbar?

http://www.slipstick.com/Tutorials/qat/qat.html
press W to jump to Word count.

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"Brad" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news6AA9879-2D56-4783-838D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I just found this.
>
> http://office-outlook.com/outlook-fo...27/#msg_424227
>
> How can I get this to update everytime I add or remove text from the
> message
> body?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brad
>
> "Brad" wrote:
>
>> Thanks for taking the time to read my question.
>>
>> Just wondering if there is a way to have Outlook count the characters
>> while
>> composing a new e-mail, as you type. We are using Outlook to send text
>> messages to cell phones and have a max of 256 characters (letters,
>> numbers,
>> spaces, tab, enter etc) and it is time consuming to have to count
>> characters.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Brad

I just found that about 5 seconds before I was notified you posted!!!

Thanks for this.

When you hover over the button it says

"You can also find the word count in the status bar at the bottom of the
window"

I'm guessing that's for Word, and not for a new message in Outlook.

I added a bit to the code I posted earlier (link) to tell the user how many
characters are left. The Word Count command doesn't do that.

Thanks for the post!!

Brad

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

> Why not add the Word Count command to the Quick Access Toolbar?
>
> http://www.slipstick.com/Tutorials/qat/qat.html
> press W to jump to Word count.
>
> --
> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
>
> Outlook Tips by email:
> dailytips-subscribe-(E-Mail Removed)
>
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>
>
> "Brad" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news6AA9879-2D56-4783-838D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I just found this.
> >
> > http://office-outlook.com/outlook-fo...27/#msg_424227
> >
> > How can I get this to update everytime I add or remove text from the
> > message
> > body?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > "Brad" wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks for taking the time to read my question.
> >>
> >> Just wondering if there is a way to have Outlook count the characters
> >> while
> >> composing a new e-mail, as you type. We are using Outlook to send text
> >> messages to cell phones and have a max of 256 characters (letters,
> >> numbers,
> >> spaces, tab, enter etc) and it is time consuming to have to count
> >> characters.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Brad
>
>

yes, the command is for word and the status bar is only in word.

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"Brad" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1C472A7A-0832-4678-8F14-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I just found that about 5 seconds before I was notified you posted!!!
>
> Thanks for this.
>
> When you hover over the button it says
>
> "You can also find the word count in the status bar at the bottom of the
> window"
>
> I'm guessing that's for Word, and not for a new message in Outlook.
>
> I added a bit to the code I posted earlier (link) to tell the user how
> many
> characters are left. The Word Count command doesn't do that.
>
> Thanks for the post!!
>
> Brad
>
> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Why not add the Word Count command to the Quick Access Toolbar?
>>
>> http://www.slipstick.com/Tutorials/qat/qat.html
>> press W to jump to Word count.
>>
>> --
>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
>> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
>>
>> Outlook Tips by email:
>> dailytips-subscribe-(E-Mail Removed)
>>
>> EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
>> EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-(E-Mail Removed)
>>
>> You can access this newsgroup by visiting
>> http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...s/default.mspx or point
>> your
>> newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.
>>
>>
>> "Brad" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news6AA9879-2D56-4783-838D-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > I just found this.
>> >
>> > http://office-outlook.com/outlook-fo...27/#msg_424227
>> >
>> > How can I get this to update everytime I add or remove text from the
>> > message
>> > body?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Brad
>> >
>> > "Brad" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Thanks for taking the time to read my question.
>> >>
>> >> Just wondering if there is a way to have Outlook count the characters
>> >> while
>> >> composing a new e-mail, as you type. We are using Outlook to send
>> >> text
>> >> messages to cell phones and have a max of 256 characters (letters,
>> >> numbers,
>> >> spaces, tab, enter etc) and it is time consuming to have to count
>> >> characters.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> Brad
>>
>>