# word count on Word Perfect

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-count-on-word-perfect/93957>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 17, 2001, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-count-on-word-perfect/93957 "2001-11-17T17:37:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Anubis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@Anubis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anubis)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2001, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-count-on-word-perfect/93957/1 "2001-11-17T17:37:51Z")

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I have seen word processing programs on computers that had a word count tool in them. I have WordPerfect 9, and it didn’t come with any instruction thingy. Does any one else have WordPerfect 9, and do you know if it has a word count program in it?

I also have WordPad if anyone knows if that has a word count thingy.

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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2001, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-count-on-word-perfect/93957/2 "2001-11-17T17:44:27Z")

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You can create a Basic Counts report to analyze a writing style. The Basic Counts report determines if there are too many long words, or if paragraphs are too long and complicated for the reader to easily understand.

To view a Basic Counts report

1. Click Tools, Grammatik.
2. Click Options, Analysis, Basic Counts.

Note

· Basic Counts does not consider text in tables, headings, footers, lists, or other specially formatted text.

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**Author:** ![Anubis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@Anubis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anubis)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2001, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-count-on-word-perfect/93957/3 "2001-11-17T18:01:53Z")

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Thanks a bunch, **astro**. I shudder to think how long it would have taken me to count the words in this stupid essay.

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**Author:** ![Man\_from\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Man\_from\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_from_Mars)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-count-on-word-perfect/93957/4 "2001-11-19T01:57:26Z")

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Wow! I have WordPerfect8 and had no idea about this Grammatik option. When I wanted to count words, I went to  
FILE \> PROPERTIES \> INFORMATION. It has about the same kind of information about the document, but not as detailed as what Astro mentioned.

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**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-count-on-word-perfect/93957/5 "2001-11-19T02:34:58Z")

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A simpler way…

Click File + Properties + Information

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**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-count-on-word-perfect/93957/6 "2001-11-19T02:36:13Z")

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Like Tony said several minutes ago:D.