NumChars
The NUMCHARS field displays the number of characters in the document.
Syntax
{ NUMCHARS [Switches] }
Switches
NUMCHARS supports sequence formatting switches (see the "Sequence Formatting Switches" section earlier in this chapter), and capitalization formatting switches (see the "Capitalization Formatting Switches" section earlier in this chapter).
Examples
To display the number of characters in the document, with a comma between thousands, use the following field:
{ NUMCHARS \# "#,##0" }
→ For more information about working with document properties, see Chapter 30, "Sharing Files and Managing Word".
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