Word counter

[basilique]

With Windows XP Pro. Under Word.
I have searched under Tools and Options and cannot find the word counter. I
have seen it before but it seems to have done a disappearing act.
Could you give me a suggestion?
Thanking you in advance.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Try posting to a Word-specific newsgroup.

 

[Bob I]

Help, Readability. That should point the way.

 

[John Barnett MVP]

Open Word then Click Tools on the main toolbar. From the drop down menu,
Click Customize. When the customize window opens, click the Commands tab.
Look down the list of commands and click on the Tools option (left hand
pane). In the right hand pane scroll down until you come to the Word Count
option. You can now drag this to the main toolbar.

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[basilique]

Hello. I have done all that and reached: tools calculate. When I dragged to
the toolbar, il went gray and irrestponsive. Can't figure out
where the problem is. Regarding the suggestion from other participants to
find a related "Word" forum, I have not found one yet among the discussion
groups. And it is late. If you can help more, Mr. Barnett, I would be very
grateful. Thanks.
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[John Barnett MVP]

I'm not sure why it should go grey and unresponsive unless you are trying to
'drop' it onto another toolbar icon. You have to drop it between other
toolbar icons, for example say the toolbar menu has File followed by Edit
you need to drop the Word counter Icon between the two - File|Edit (drop
word counter where the | is in my example) thus you would have File Word
Count Edit, if you see what I mean.

As you are using Microsoft Outlook Express as your newsreader, click on the
Newsgroup button on the toolbar and look down the list of available
newsgroups for the following:

microsoft.public.word.newuser

There are more, of course, but this will probably be he best to go for to
start with.

Incidentally what version of Word are you using? I'm using Office 2007 and
the toolbar layout has changed considerably compared to previous version and
Word Count is already a toolbar option with Word 2007.

If I have copy of the version you are using I can always install it and see
if I experience the same problem.


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[basilique]

Oh thank you so much, John. My Word is 2003, French, not that would make a
difference. I am only starting to use it regularly and, of course, I have
surprises. You are very kind. I'll check my OE thing.
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[John Barnett MVP]

I have a copy of Office 2003 which includes Word so I'll install I and see
if I can replicate your problem. As you say the language won't make any
difference, the icons are still the same

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[John Barnett MVP]

Basilique,

I've installed Office 2003 and dragged the word count onto the Word main
toolbar without experiencing any problems, so I'm not sure what is causing
your problem. When you dragged the word count icon to the toolbar did the
drag box have a plus sign (+) visible as you dragged?

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[basilique]

This must be the quirkiest yet, I do not have an icon to drag no matter
where I look. I think what talked about was a calculator tool, numbers. It
does not seem real! I know I saw it before! And used it too. I may have to
wait until my technician has to pay me a visit...
I am your grateful techno-dunce.
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[Lem]

This must be the quirkiest yet, I do not have an icon to drag no matter
where I look. I think what talked about was a calculator tool, numbers. It
does not seem real! I know I saw it before! And used it too. I may have to
wait until my technician has to pay me a visit...
I am your grateful techno-dunce.
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You seem to have picked the wrong thing to add to the tool bar. There
is an entry specifically named "Word Count ..." (just like that,
although without the quotes). There's no icon next to it, so just click
on the name and drag it. Unfortunately (at least in my Word 2003) the
list of commands is not alphabetized, so finding the right one means you
have to look more carefully.

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[John Barnett MVP]

Perhaps Icon is somewhat misleading initially. When you clicked on
Tools>Customize>Command tab>Tools you should see 'Word Count' in the
available list (as Lem say's the list isn't in alphabetical order, so you
need to look carefully) When you have found 'Word Count' click on it with
your mouse then, holding the mouse button down, drag the 'Word Count' words
up to the main toolbar and then drop it in-between one of the other toolbar
options (as I stated before File|Edit| etc.) You should now have a Word
Count icon on the main word toolbar.

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[Gord Dibben]

And if you want it to be just an Icon, right-click on it while in customize
mode and select "Default Style" and "Change Button Image"


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[basilique]

All right. I went back. Word counter, with or without icon is just not
there! I would have dragged its rear end on the toolbar pronto if it had
been there.
I really do not understand this at all.
However, I wish to thank you for your help and patience. It reconciled me
with the human race.
We'll talk again I am sure of that.
Sweet dreams.
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[M.I.5¾]

Here's a suggestion: Ask in a group with WORD in it's title. Here's
another suggestion: Notice this group lacks that word.

Ask elsewhere

Indeed, you should ask in a news group with *general* in the newsgroup name.

Since this is such a newsgroup a better plan would be to ignore our resident
****wit.