On your computer, open a document in Google Docs. To find the count of words, characters, and pages, at the top of the page, click Tools, and word count. To close the window, click Done. Count the number of words while you type.
In the upper left corner of Google Docs, click on Tools and scroll down to Word count. A box will pop up that displays the number of pages, words, characters and characters excluding spaces in the Google Doc. Take a look and press OK when you’re ready to hide the box.
How do I add a word counter to Google Docs?
Google Docs offers a real-time word counter to add to your document editing screen. With this tracker enabled, you don’t need to open the Tools menu each time you want to see the word count. Here’s how to activate the on-screen word counter in Google Docs: Select the Tools menu at the top and click Word count .
How many words take up a page on Google Docs?
Everything depends on what kind of spacing you use. If you use a single space, you can write around 500 words on one page, using the standard font size. On the other hand, if you opt for double space, you can write only 250 words.
This of course begs the query “How do I check the page count of a Word document?”
On desktops and laptops there is also a fourth field that display the page count for the current document (unfortunately this feature is absent on smartphones and tablets). You can also use the word counter feature to find out the number of words in a selected portion of text.
Here’s how to see exactly how many words or pages you’ve typed in your document. Finding the page and word count is an easy process that is integrated into Google Docs. The first thing you want to do is fire up Google Docs and open the document for which you want to get the count. Click “Tools” and click on “Word Count.”.
What is Google Docs and how does it work?
Google Docs has been around since 2008. It is a fairly fleshed out document editor and includes the ability to check a document’s word count. You may want to do this if, for example, you have a word limit on an essay or a job application and need to ensure that your document remains under a specific word count.