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title: Find Your Word Count
description: "1 Open your manuscript in Microsoft Word. 2 Click \"Tools\" ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-10-20/1f1860fe-3c3d-4d0f-925e-1d36b12cb33b/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,0&br_px=1719,961&force_format=png&width=1120.0&wat=1&wat_opacity=1&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/EAB308_standard.png&wat_pad=462,-36) 3 Click \"Word Count...\" ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-10-20/db2052d9-efc4-4511-b717-6385394de486/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,0&br_px=1719,961&force_format=png&width=1120.0&wat=1&wat_opacity=1&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/EAB308_standard.png&wat_pad=492,252) 4 Note the exact number of words. ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-10-20/d5664cc4-af8a-4dac-aeed-80b5d5885ca5/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=916,98&br_px=2636,1059&force_format=png&width=1120.0&wat=1&wat_opacity=1&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/EAB308_standard.png&wat_pad=524,276) Was this article helpful?YesNo"
url: "https://www.bluepenbooks.com/help/how-to-find-your-word-count/"
updated: "2023-10-20"
category: Writing and Manuscript Prep
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# Find Your Word Count

1 Open your manuscript in Microsoft Word.

2 Click "Tools"

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-10-20/1f1860fe-3c3d-4d0f-925e-1d36b12cb33b/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,0&br_px=1719,961&force_format=png&width=1120.0&wat=1&wat_opacity=1&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/EAB308_standard.png&wat_pad=462,-36)

3 Click "Word Count..."

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-10-20/db2052d9-efc4-4511-b717-6385394de486/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,0&br_px=1719,961&force_format=png&width=1120.0&wat=1&wat_opacity=1&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/EAB308_standard.png&wat_pad=492,252)

4 Note the exact number of words.

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-10-20/d5664cc4-af8a-4dac-aeed-80b5d5885ca5/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=916,98&br_px=2636,1059&force_format=png&width=1120.0&wat=1&wat_opacity=1&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/EAB308_standard.png&wat_pad=524,276)

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