Word Count Test
Download this test DOC file along with the XLS file linked with it, and count the DOC file with MS Word first, than with AnyCount. Results will most likely differ. Why?
Check DOC, DOCX, RTF, WPD settings of AnyCount and see which of the elements have not been included in regular Word counts.
Below you can find a comparison of text count accuracy in Microsoft® Word 97, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2010 and AnyCount 8®. The comparison has been made to determine which file and text elements are and are not included in text count results produced by AnyCount 8® and Microsoft® Word 97, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2010 applications after each of them has been used for counting the same file. Text counts in Microsoft® Word 97, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2010 were obtained the following way:
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Microsoft® Word 97, 2000 and 2003: On the Tools menu click Word Count item for all file formats which can be opened with Microsoft® Word 2003. These file formats are: DOC, RTF, WPD, and TXT.
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Microsoft® Word 2007 and Microsoft® Word 2010: In the Proofing group click Review tab, then click Word Count, for all file formats which can be opened with Microsoft® Word 2007. These file formats are: DOC, DOCX, RTF, WPD, and TXT. The table below displays results of text counts by AnyCount 8® and Microsoft® Word 97, 2000, 2003, 2007 and 2010.
No – indicates that the element is not included in text count results.
Object | AnyCount counts | MS Word 97 counts | MS Word 2000 counts | MS Word 2003 counts | MS Word 2007 counts | MS Word 2010 counts |
Text | 446 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 430 |
Text boxes | 268 | No | No | No | 268 | 268 |
Shapes | 25 | No | No | No | No | No |
WordArt | 5 | No | No | No | No | 5 |
Running headers | 28 | No | No | No | No | No |
Running footers | 24 | No | No | No | No | No |
FootNotes | 34 | No | No | 34 | 34 | 34 |
End Notes | 19 | No | No | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Embedded documents (i.e. XLS table embedded in DOC file) | 126 | No | No | No | No | No |
Linked documents (i.e. XLS table linked with DOC file) | 31 | No | No | No | No | No |
Comments | 9 | No | No | No | No | No |
Hidden text | 16 | No | No | No | No | No |
Total | 1010 | 430 | 430 | 483 | 751 | 764 |
According to the obtained results, the difference between text count results is:
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AnyCount 8 and Microsoft Word 2010: 246 words
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AnyCount 8 and Microsoft Word 2007: 259 words
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AnyCount 8 and Microsoft Word 2003: 527 words
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AnyCount 8 and Microsoft Word 2000: 580 words
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AnyCount 8 and Microsoft Word 97: 580 words