Microsoft KB Archive/21755

Description of Character Count

PSS ID Number: Q21755 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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Word Version 5.5
In Microsoft Word version 5.5, when saving a document with the File Save (ALT, F S) or File Save As (ALT, F, A) command, the character count shown at the lower-left corner of the screen reflects the number of characters in the document, including any headers or footers. Paragraph marks are counted as double characters because they include a carriage return and a linefeed.

Word Version 5.0
In Word version 5.0, when a Transfer Load or Transfer Save command is performed, the character count shown at the lower-left corner of the screen reflects only the number of characters that are part of the text.

The count excludes any characters in the header or footer section of the file because this area contains formatting information.

Paragraph marks are counted as double characters because they are a combination of a carriage return and a linefeed. Tab feeds and linefeeds are counted as one character each.

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