1. After selecting the text in Word, the number of words will be automatically displayed in the status bar. If it is not displayed, you can right-click the status bar to check "Number of Words"; 2. Use the "Number of Words" function to view more detailed information, including the number of characters, paragraphs, etc.; 3. Use the single word statistics in Chinese, and English to count words, and punctuation and spaces are not counted in the number of English words.

When opening a Word document, if you only want to count the word count of some of the text, Word itself actually supports directly counting the word count of the selected content. As long as the operation is done properly, you can quickly get the word count in the selection without counting the full text.

How to directly see the number of words after selecting text in Word

When you select a part of text with your mouse or keyboard in Word, the Word's status bar (located at the bottom of the window) will automatically display the word count information for the selection. This feature is enabled by default, but may be turned off sometimes.

• If the status bar does not display the word count, you can right-click the status bar and check the "word count" option.
• Select the content you need to count, and the status bar will immediately display "X words" or "X words" (English interface).

This method is suitable for quick viewing and does not require additional operations. It is especially suitable for controlling the number of words when writing essays and reports.

Use the Word Statistics feature to view more detailed information

In addition to the status bar, Word also has a complete "word count" pop-up window, which contains information such as total word count, character count, paragraph count and other information. When you select a part of the content, it will also display the data for the selection.

The operation steps are as follows:

• Select the text content you want to count.
• Click the Review tab in the menu bar.
• Click the "Term Statistics" button (or use the shortcut key Ctrl Shift G).
• The pop-up window will display the number of words, characters and other information in the selection.

This method is suitable for when more detailed data is needed, such as the word count of submissions, or the specific information of a certain paragraph needs to be counted.

Notes: Statistical logic when mixing Chinese and English

Word's word count statistics are slightly different in Chinese and English:

• Chinese is counted using a single Chinese character as one character.
• English is counted in units of words separated by spaces, and punctuation marks do not count the number of words.

For example, "Hello, world!" will be counted as 2 words and the number of characters is 13 (including punctuation and spaces). And "Hello, the world!" will be counted as 6 words.

This should be paid attention to when writing mixed content in Chinese and English, especially when there are strict word count requirements, such as papers or official documents.

What if the status bar does not display the word count?

Sometimes you will find that the status bar does not display word count, maybe because you misoperated and turned off this option.

The solution is very simple:

• Right-click the status bar at the bottom of the Word window.
• In the pop-up menu, confirm that the "word count" option is checked.
• After checking, the number of words will be automatically displayed when the text is selected.

Basically these are the methods. It is most convenient to use the status bar to see the word count. If more detailed information is needed, use the "word count" function. Pay attention to the different statistics when mixing Chinese and English, and don’t be confused by numbers.

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