Words.Count property (Word)

Returns a Long that represents the number of words in the collection. Read-only.

Syntax

expression.Count

expression Required. A variable that represents a 'Words' collection.

Example

This example displays the number of words in the selection.

If Selection.Words.Count >= 1 And _ 
 Selection.Type <> wdSelectionIP Then 
 MsgBox "The selection contains " & Selection.Words.Count _ 
 & " words." 
End If

See also

Words Collection Object

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