How do I count the lines with characters only?

[Guest]

I need to count the lines in a document without the blank lines being counted
as well. It seems that it counts the lines if you "enter" down to skip a
space and then continue typing. For example:

Dear John:

I am having difficulty.

Sincerely,

Sue This would count 7 lines instead of 4!

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

It would be much easier if the document was formatted properly and was set
for double spacing as opposed to hitting the Enter key twice.

 

[Stefan Blom]

Agreed. But for "cheaters," Greg Maxey has a solution:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Count_Lines_of_Text.htm

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


in message

It would be much easier if the document was formatted properly and
was set
for double spacing as opposed to hitting the Enter key twice.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

I need to count the lines in a document without the blank lines being
counted
as well. It seems that it counts the lines if you "enter" down to skip a
space and then continue typing. For example:

Dear John:

I am having difficulty.

Sincerely,

Sue This would count 7 lines instead
of 4!