How do I get MS Word to include text-boxes in the word count?

Question

The word count skips over text-boxes, I don't get it - I have to select each one separately and do word counts on them, and add each one up. But there are lots in this document and I really need to know how to do it quicker... I need to know how many words are in the whole document - any ideas? (P.S. I have Word 2007)

Answer 1

MS Word does not count words in text boxes or WordArt by default. I do not see an option to do that.

You might consider using a table instead.

The above download is not a Microsoft product and I could find no information that said it would count words in text boxes. My hunch is not. They have a trial version, $19.95 if it works. Try it at your own risk.

Answer 2

I can suggest you try this.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/EM101250061033.aspx

Its a small download, and although I dont know if it does what you are asking, it sounds like it does.

Best of luck to you.