WD: Word Count Is Zero When Object Is Selected
Article ID: 193754
Article Last Modified on 8/18/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 6.0a
- Microsoft Word 6.0c
- Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 95a
This article was previously published under Q193754
SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word, all values in the Word Count dialog box except Pages and
Lines may equal zero, regardless of the content of the document.
CAUSE
This behavior only occurs if you have an object (such as a picture)
selected when you click Word Count on the Tools menu.
RESOLUTION
Cancel the selection of any object before you click Word Count on the Tools
menu. To do this, click anywhere in the text of the document.
MORE INFORMATION
The Word Count feature returns the number of words and characters in the
current selection. If nothing is selected, values are returned for the
entire document. However, if a non-text object like a picture is selected,
the Word Count returns zero.
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