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Topic: Doing a word count on a document

For years I have used PagePlus to do word counts.

Recently I have had computer problems on the computer that has PagePlus on it.

I have got a new computer and I can hopefully add FontCreator and the Affinity programs fairly straightforwardly.

However, PagePlus might be a bit problematic for various reasons.

Can anyone suggest a readily available way to do a word count on some text please?

Preferably one that I can use using this Windows 10 computer.

I would rather not use a web-based facility. Nothing particularly sensitive, but, well, privacy.

William

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Re: Doing a word count on a document

You can insert the text into Notepad++, then View>Summary for the number of characters, words, and lines. More information: https://appuals.com/check-the-word-count-in-notepad/.

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Re: Doing a word count on a document

Thank you for your post.

Your post has helped me solve the problem.

I found Notepad++ on the web, found it was not a Microsoft program, so, as this computer is running Windows 10S I realized I would need to get it via Microsoft Store, if it were there.

Upon searching in Microsoft Store I could not find it, but it did then occur to me to search for

word count

in Microsoft store, and I found a word counter.

I got it, it is free, and it works well.

Thank you.

William

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Re: Doing a word count on a document

William wrote "However, PagePlus might be a bit problematic for various reasons."
I just wonder why you might have thought PagePlus might be a problem William. I use PagePlus X9 on both Win10 and Win11 I have yet to find a feature that does not work.  Cheers Vicki

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Re: Doing a word count on a document

Hi Vicki

The problem is not with the software itself.

I can get FontCreator and the Affinity programs by electronic download over the internet.

PagePlus X7 is on a disc. i am not sure where the disc is located. In one of a number of envelopes, so I need to go through them. Maybe I will find the disc quickly, maybe not.

Also, since a quite expensive computer that I had about five years ago, which had wired Ethernet and a built-in disc drive broke down, I decided to have low-end computers and plug in thngs like a disc drive. So a computer would be almost like a consumable and if one went wrong then the disc drive would not go wrong as part of it.

I loaded PagePlus onto the recently broken down computer three or four years ago and I don't think I have used the disc drive since and I put it back in its box, I am not sure at this moment exactly where it is located.

So, when I set up the new computer, adding FontCreator and Affinity software can hopefully happen just by sitting at the computer and using the keyboard and the pointer. This will involve registering all the software with the registration codes.

Once that is done I will try to find the disc and the USB disc drive and try to install PagePlus X7, which could be something that happens easily if I can find both of them.

PagePlus is indeed a good program. The problems that I may have in getting it installed on a new computer are not about the software itself.

I hope this helps.

Best regards,

William