Faq/Writer/009/en

How to count the number of words in a document
To obtain statistics : The number of words and other statistics (such as the number of pages, lines, characters, tables, images, and embedded OLE objects) appears in the dialog.
 * 1) open your document ;
 * 2) go to  ;
 * 3) click on the Statistics tab.

It is also possible to obtain less detailed statistics on a selection or on the whole document by using the menu .

The number of words (document or selection) also appears from version 4 on in the status bar.