Can word count ignore my bracketed references?

[Guest]

I'm writing an essay for my University assignment and I need to provide a
word count. Can I set up word count to ignore the references that I have had
to include within the text?

 

[Helmut Weber]

Hi Sarah, if that is your name,
not without some programming.
If you really want it, ask again in ...public.word.vba.general.
And counting words can only be done approximately.

 

[Shauna Kelly]

Hi sarahlbrock

If my references, you mean footnotes or endnotes, then see

Download: CompleteWordCount
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/CompleteWordCount/index.html

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word

 

[Jezebel]

Make a copy of your document, delete the references, then do a word count.

 

[Klaus Linke]

If the references are in a certain style, you can change its definition to
"Font > Hidden" temporarily.

Hidden text isn't included in the word count, as long as "Tools > Options >
Print > Hidden text" isn't checked.

Regards,
Klaus

 

[mvanle]

This can be done with Hidden font.

A VBA tool derived from this technique is available here: ezcite.sourceforge.net