Added option to make counting algorithm more similar to Google Docs behaviour. Added option to disable exclusion of table of contents. ▪︎V5.0 Generate word report now shows words that were excluded. ▪︎V6.0 Major update to core counting method and bugfixes ▪︎V6.1 Bugfixes (core counting method table) ▪︎There will not be support for tracking word count over time. ▪︎For error reporting, try to include console log or any error messages. ▪︎If you're using the addon for long periods, you may want to check the slow update box to ensure that you don't hit the maximum quota. Unfortunately, this is a problem on google's side and I can't directly fix it. For Chrome users, problems may also arise if you are not using your primary account. ▪︎If it does not load, check if you're using multiple accounts, in that case, you can log out of all accounts or use incognito mode. ▪︎ Analyses your document and provides a detailed breakdown of word count by chapter or subchapter through the use of paragraph styles. While most word counters will, of course, count the number of words in a document, some also count specific formatting features like bullets or numbered lists as words, too. Not all word counters operate the same way, however. ▪︎Text in paragraphs starting with KeywordĮg. A word counter is generally defined as any tool that helps count the number of words in a text document. ▪︎Everything after and including the paragraph starting with Keyword '1.2 Introduction into' or '1.5.3 My header' ▪︎Text in paragraphs starting with x.x eg.

'Title', 'Subtitle', 'Header1', 'Header2', etc Do you ever wish you could quickly get the word count of a page or portion of text Well, the Word Counter Plus is a free chrome extension that allows you to. Do write in if there are major errors or bugs.Įg. This word counter should be relatively accurate though there may be slight discrepancies since every word counter considers what should be a word differently.

There's more, whether you need to hit a minimum word count or reduce your word count to be within the limit for your assignment, you can set targets for that. Unlike the default word counter, you will be able to set exclusions to ignore certain text and you can generate detailed reports for your document. Word Counter Max for Google Docs is a totally free add-on that I wrote to display the live word count of the current document even for lengthy documents of 5000 words or more.

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