If you’re working on a piece in Google Docs, you may need a word count to check just how long it is (or needs to be). Google Docs doesn’t make this obvious — there’s no native word counter or quick ...

You might think you know Google Docs well, but there are a lot of lesser-known but useful features. Not only can you voice dictate to Google Docs and display a real-time word count, you can create ...

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This post will show you how to count words in PDF. We have covered some free and simple PDF word counter tools. While there are some very good PDF reader tools available to use, they don’t help to ...

Ah, word counts, every writer's best frenemy. They're like Mondays — you can love or loathe 'em, but there's no escaping them. On some days, you might find yourself desperately stretching your ...