On Mac, click on the Launchpad (a gray rocketship) icon in your dock. Type ‘Word’ in the search bar at the top of the screen.
This step only applies to a MAC OS.
If you’re not using a Mac, you won’t see any Tools heading at the top. In this case, go to the Review tab at the top of your document. Once there, you’ll see “Word Count” on the left-hand side of the section.
In many documents, the word count is displayed live on the left side of the bottom bar of the document window. Click on this word count to get additional information, such as the number of pages and characters.
The word count for a selected portion of text will usually be displayed in the bottom bar of your document.
In Word for iPad, simply tap on the “Review” menu at the top center of the tablet’s screen.
In Word for iPad, word count is an icon, several lines with the numbers “123” displayed in the upper left, in the main menu bar under the Review menu. Highlight a section of text by tapping on it with your fingers, then tap on Word Count to display the number of words in the highlighted portion of your document.
If you don’t see the document you want to edit, select Open from One Drive or Open from Dropbox in the lower left corner of the window.
