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From: ecn1942 on 23 Jan 2010 15:17
I'm taking a class in short fiction and one of the requirements is that the
first page header include the story's word count. I tried inserting
QuickParts > Field > NUMWORDS which gave me almost what I wanted. Problem is
that the required number is NOT to include the story title and author's name
which appear on the first page. How do I insert a number that is equal to
NUMWORDS minus the word count for my title and name? I tried putting the
number to subtract in the document properties then inserting Field > Formula
=NUMWORDS-6 but that didn't work. Can this be done so I don't have to
change the heading every time I edit my document?
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From: Jay Freedman on 23 Jan 2010 16:31

You got it almost right. The NUMWORDS has to be a field embedded
inside the Formula field. Click on the Formula field and press
Shift+F9 (or right-click it and choose Toggle Field Codes) to display
the code. Select the keyword NUMWORDS and press Ctrl+F9 to enclose it
in field braces. It should now look like this:

{ = {NUMWORDS} - 6 }

Press F9 to update the field and get the number you want.

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On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:17:01 -0800, ecn1942
<ecn1942(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I'm taking a class in short fiction and one of the requirements is that the
>first page header include the story's word count. I tried inserting
>QuickParts > Field > NUMWORDS which gave me almost what I wanted. Problem is
>that the required number is NOT to include the story title and author's name
>which appear on the first page. How do I insert a number that is equal to
>NUMWORDS minus the word count for my title and name? I tried putting the
>number to subtract in the document properties then inserting Field > Formula
>=NUMWORDS-6 but that didn't work. Can this be done so I don't have to
>change the heading every time I edit my document?
From: macropod on 23 Jan 2010 21:53
Note too that the NUMWORDS field counts itself as another word after the first update ...

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"Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman(a)verizon.net> wrote in message news:caqml550apmpe8lkf1gu0q9t9pjrduadku(a)4ax.com...
>
> You got it almost right. The NUMWORDS has to be a field embedded
> inside the Formula field. Click on the Formula field and press
> Shift+F9 (or right-click it and choose Toggle Field Codes) to display
> the code. Select the keyword NUMWORDS and press Ctrl+F9 to enclose it
> in field braces. It should now look like this:
>
> { = {NUMWORDS} - 6 }
>
> Press F9 to update the field and get the number you want.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Jay Freedman
> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
> newsgroup so all may benefit.
>
> On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:17:01 -0800, ecn1942
> <ecn1942(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>I'm taking a class in short fiction and one of the requirements is that the
>>first page header include the story's word count. I tried inserting
>>QuickParts > Field > NUMWORDS which gave me almost what I wanted. Problem is
>>that the required number is NOT to include the story title and author's name
>>which appear on the first page. How do I insert a number that is equal to
>>NUMWORDS minus the word count for my title and name? I tried putting the
>>number to subtract in the document properties then inserting Field > Formula
>>=NUMWORDS-6 but that didn't work. Can this be done so I don't have to
>>change the heading every time I edit my document?
From: Jay Freedman on 23 Jan 2010 23:55
But not if it's in a header -- it only counts the main text.

On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:53:00 +1100, "macropod"
<macropod(a)invalid.invalid> wrote:

>Note too that the NUMWORDS field counts itself as another word after the first update ...
>
>--
>Cheers
>macropod
>[Microsoft MVP - Word]
>
>
>"Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman(a)verizon.net> wrote in message news:caqml550apmpe8lkf1gu0q9t9pjrduadku(a)4ax.com...
>>
>> You got it almost right. The NUMWORDS has to be a field embedded
>> inside the Formula field. Click on the Formula field and press
>> Shift+F9 (or right-click it and choose Toggle Field Codes) to display
>> the code. Select the keyword NUMWORDS and press Ctrl+F9 to enclose it
>> in field braces. It should now look like this:
>>
>> { = {NUMWORDS} - 6 }
>>
>> Press F9 to update the field and get the number you want.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Jay Freedman
>> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
>> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
>> newsgroup so all may benefit.
>>
>> On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:17:01 -0800, ecn1942
>> <ecn1942(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I'm taking a class in short fiction and one of the requirements is that the
>>>first page header include the story's word count. I tried inserting
>>>QuickParts > Field > NUMWORDS which gave me almost what I wanted. Problem is
>>>that the required number is NOT to include the story title and author's name
>>>which appear on the first page. How do I insert a number that is equal to
>>>NUMWORDS minus the word count for my title and name? I tried putting the
>>>number to subtract in the document properties then inserting Field > Formula
>>>=NUMWORDS-6 but that didn't work. Can this be done so I don't have to
>>>change the heading every time I edit my document?
From: Graham Mayor on 24 Jan 2010 01:18
Then if the stuff to be excluded was in the first page header, it wouldn't
need excluding from the count?

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"Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman(a)verizon.net> wrote in message
news:flknl5hsfqukh3f3pkf281pvch5ahvci0h(a)4ax.com...
> But not if it's in a header -- it only counts the main text.
>
> On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:53:00 +1100, "macropod"
> <macropod(a)invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
>>Note too that the NUMWORDS field counts itself as another word after the
>>first update ...
>>
>>--
>>Cheers
>>macropod
>>[Microsoft MVP - Word]
>>
>>
>>"Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman(a)verizon.net> wrote in message
>>news:caqml550apmpe8lkf1gu0q9t9pjrduadku(a)4ax.com...
>>>
>>> You got it almost right. The NUMWORDS has to be a field embedded
>>> inside the Formula field. Click on the Formula field and press
>>> Shift+F9 (or right-click it and choose Toggle Field Codes) to display
>>> the code. Select the keyword NUMWORDS and press Ctrl+F9 to enclose it
>>> in field braces. It should now look like this:
>>>
>>> { = {NUMWORDS} - 6 }
>>>
>>> Press F9 to update the field and get the number you want.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>> Jay Freedman
>>> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
>>> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
>>> newsgroup so all may benefit.
>>>
>>> On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:17:01 -0800, ecn1942
>>> <ecn1942(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I'm taking a class in short fiction and one of the requirements is that
>>>>the
>>>>first page header include the story's word count. I tried inserting
>>>>QuickParts > Field > NUMWORDS which gave me almost what I wanted.
>>>>Problem is
>>>>that the required number is NOT to include the story title and author's
>>>>name
>>>>which appear on the first page. How do I insert a number that is equal
>>>>to
>>>>NUMWORDS minus the word count for my title and name? I tried putting
>>>>the
>>>>number to subtract in the document properties then inserting Field >
>>>>Formula
>>>>=NUMWORDS-6 but that didn't work. Can this be done so I don't have to
>>>>change the heading every time I edit my document?


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