diff --git a/source/text/shared/optionen/01040900.xhp b/source/text/shared/optionen/01040900.xhp index db31c44102..fc98cd7391 100644 --- a/source/text/shared/optionen/01040900.xhp +++ b/source/text/shared/optionen/01040900.xhp @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ OLE objects; captions (Writer) tab stops; spacing in text documents spacing; tab stops in text documents +word counts; separators General Specifies general settings for text documents. @@ -146,5 +147,8 @@ When this setting is enabled, the measurement units of indents and spacing on Format - Paragraph - Indents & Spacing tab will be character (ch) and line. Use square page mode for text grid When this setting is enabled, the text grid will look like square page. Square page is a kind of page layout which is used to train students to write articles in China and Japan. +Word count +Additional separators +Specifies the characters that are considered as word separators when counting words, in addition to spaces, tabs and line and paragraph breaks. diff --git a/source/text/swriter/01/06040000.xhp b/source/text/swriter/01/06040000.xhp index d7257e76a8..621706a2fd 100644 --- a/source/text/swriter/01/06040000.xhp +++ b/source/text/swriter/01/06040000.xhp @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
Word Count - Counts the words and characters, with or without spaces, in the current selection and in the whole document. + Counts the words and characters, with or without spaces, in the current selection and in the whole document. The count is kept up to date as you type or change the selection.
diff --git a/source/text/swriter/guide/words_count.xhp b/source/text/swriter/guide/words_count.xhp index 6f6413c4d3..8da2393de3 100644 --- a/source/text/swriter/guide/words_count.xhp +++ b/source/text/swriter/guide/words_count.xhp @@ -40,20 +40,21 @@ - Word count is shown in the status bar, and is kept up to date as you edit. + Word and character count is shown in the status bar, and is kept up to date as you edit. If you want to count only some text of your document, select the text. - To display extended statistics such as character count, double click the word count in the status bar, or choose Tools - Word Count. + To display extended statistics such as count of characters without spaces, double click the word count in the status bar, or choose Tools - Word Count.
How does %PRODUCTNAME count words? - In general, every string of characters between two spaces is a word. Tabs, line breaks, and paragraph breaks are word limits, too. - Words with dashes or always visible hyphens, as in plug-in, add-on, user/config, are counted as one word each. + In general, every string of characters between two spaces is a word. Dashes, tabs, line breaks, and paragraph breaks are word limits, too. + Words with always visible hyphens, as in plug-in, add-on, user/config, are counted as one word each. The words can be a mix of letters, numbers, and special characters. So the following text counts as four words: abc123 1.23 "$" http://www.example.com. + To add a custom character to be considered as the word limit, choose %PRODUCTNAME - PreferencesTools - Options - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - General and add the character into the Additional separators field.
To get some more statistics about the document, choose File - Properties - Statistics.