Do you know a free program that can auto count the number of words in a doc?

[tesla]

I was wondering if anyone here knows of a program which is either free or very cheap which can automatically count the number of words in a document?

[sachin410]

How about Microsoft Word ?

[digitalpoint]

What sort of document?

[tesla]

I don't have Microsoft word, and it isn't a cheap program to get. I'm writing documents in word pad, so it is a .doc file.

I was thinking maybe there is a website like copyscape where I can paste my doc into a window and then the webpage automatically tallies up the number of words I've written.

[ing]

Did a search.. this sounds like what you are looking for..

http://www.tinman.org/sue/gofish/WordCount.html

:)

[tesla]

I really appreciate that. That is exactly what I was looking for. :)

I bookmarked that page for future use.

[khudania]

I don't have Microsoft word, and it isn't a cheap program to get. I'm writing documents in word pad, so it is a .doc file.

I was thinking maybe there is a website like copyscape where I can paste my doc into a window and then the webpage automatically tallies up the number of words I've written.

But why use wordpad when you can have complete office suite from openoffice

http://www.openoffice.org/
I use this and its free.