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Why is character count counted as word count in Microsoft Word?
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- MarvinatorLv 72 months ago
From what I understand, character count is every typed character, except spaces. Word count is exact, counting the character groups between spaces.
Tested: Word 2007, using the Word Count on the Review Tab.
Typed "One two 3" in a word doc. Characters: 7, Words: 3
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