Comments on: Free Beer for a Good Open Office Word Count! http://www.contentious.com/2004/11/01/free-beer-for-a-good-open-office-word-count/ Amy Gahran's news and musings on how we communicate in the online age. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:24:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Craig Ringer http://www.contentious.com/2004/11/01/free-beer-for-a-good-open-office-word-count/#comment-1591 Craig Ringer Mon, 15 Nov 2004 07:04:25 +0000 #comment-1591 Some kind soul has implemented a proper word count in OO.o 2.0. It's in the latest milestones - Tools -> Word count. It'll count the whole document and selection. *does a little dance for joy* Some kind soul has implemented a proper word count in OO.o 2.0. It’s in the latest milestones - Tools -> Word count. It’ll count the whole document and selection. *does a little dance for joy*

]]> By: Debra Broughton http://www.contentious.com/2004/11/01/free-beer-for-a-good-open-office-word-count/#comment-1377 Debra Broughton Tue, 09 Nov 2004 20:05:27 +0000 #comment-1377 Maybe this will help - it's a macro for word count. http://www.darwinwars.com/lunatic/bugs/oo_macros.html I've been using for a while, and got via the open office mailing lists. As far as I remember it's easy to install & add to the function bar. I've noticed though, that the word count in MS office gives different results to open office. I just haven't worked out which one is more accurate. Maybe this will help - it’s a macro for word count.
http://www.darwinwars.com/lunatic/bugs/oo_macros.html

I’ve been using for a while, and got via the open office mailing lists. As far as I remember it’s easy to install & add to the function bar.

I’ve noticed though, that the word count in MS office gives different results to open office. I just haven’t worked out which one is more accurate.

]]> By: James http://www.contentious.com/2004/11/01/free-beer-for-a-good-open-office-word-count/#comment-1114 James Thu, 04 Nov 2004 09:02:02 +0000 #comment-1114 There's an easy to install Word Count function (that I think does everything you want) available here: http://www.8daysaweek.co.uk/downloads.htm#WordCount There’s an easy to install Word Count function (that I think does everything you want) available here:
http://www.8daysaweek.co.uk/downloads.htm#WordCount

]]> By: Tim Kaufmann http://www.contentious.com/2004/11/01/free-beer-for-a-good-open-office-word-count/#comment-1055 Tim Kaufmann Tue, 02 Nov 2004 00:36:40 +0000 #comment-1055 Hi, OpenOffice 2.0 will have both the word count per document and per paragraph. That's at least what this (German) website says: http://www.informatikserver.at/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=5652 I used to use a script for wordcount until I discovered this information under Datei \ Eigenschaften \ Statistik, which in the English version of OO would probably be the Menu File \ Properties \ Statistics. HTH Tim Hi,

OpenOffice 2.0 will have both the word count per document and per paragraph. That’s at least what this (German) website says: http://www.informatikserver.at/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=5652

I used to use a script for wordcount until I discovered this information under Datei \ Eigenschaften \ Statistik, which in the English version of OO would probably be the Menu File \ Properties \ Statistics.

HTH

Tim

]]> By: Travis Swicegood http://www.contentious.com/2004/11/01/free-beer-for-a-good-open-office-word-count/#comment-1039 Travis Swicegood Mon, 01 Nov 2004 22:51:03 +0000 #comment-1039 Another word count place is http://spellcheck.net/. I use their service to check all of my comments before posting them. Works pretty good, both as a spell checker and a word counter. Another word count place is http://spellcheck.net/. I use their service to check all of my comments before posting them. Works pretty good, both as a spell checker and a word counter.

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