Word count in PowerPoint Thread poster: Jana Teteris
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Jana Teteris 
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:07
Latvian to English
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I have to calculate the wordcount in a PowerPoint file, which contains a large number of charts/diagrams and textboxes. Does anyone have a reliable method for calculating the word count, without having to use Deja Vu or Acrobat? (I only found one previous thread on this subject......)
Many thanks.
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Hello,
you can make a pdf and save the pdf as rtf file.
Hans
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| Did you try Practicount? | Jul 17, 2003 |
Practicount counts PDF files as well.
Try it at www.practiline.net
Good luck!
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IanW (X)
Local time: 02:07
German to English
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| Experience with Practicount? | Jul 17, 2003 |
Another question, rather than an answer - sorry!
I've just looked at the link on the last posting and have seen that Practicount counts PPTs as well. Can anyone confirm whether it counts ALL text in PPTs, including text boxes?
Thanks
Ian
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trad500
Local time: 01:07
English to French
| Powerpoint wordcount | Jul 17, 2003 |
I recently had the same problem and here is what was suggested to me:
Open Microsoft Word, go in "File" and click on "open". Then, just highlight the powerpoint file. Then click on tool (top right of the icon), go into "properties", then "statistics", and you'll find the number of words.
Hope it helps...
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Clarisa Moraña
United States
Local time: 19:07
Member (2002)
English to Spanish
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| Powerpoint properties | Jul 17, 2003 |
Hi:
Without opening the PowerPoint file, just select it and with a click on the right button of the mouse, open the panel. Select "properties", and clicking on the "Statistics tab", you'll see how many words are in the file.
Regards,
Clarisa
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IanW (X)
Local time: 02:07
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Yes, but be careful because the PowerPoint word-count doesn't pick up everything, for example it often ignores text boxes. Always check it manually as well.
Ian
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Jana Teteris
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:07
Latvian to English
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TOPIC STARTER | Result...... | Jul 17, 2003 |
Thank you for your recommendations. I'm pleased to report that I got the same word count by using Practicount and also when simply right-clicking on the file icon and selecting 'properties'. (Although in an earlier thread, I do remember someone commenting that they got different wordcounts).
IAN - so that you know, Practicount gives you the option of including textboxes in the wordcount (check under 'settings').
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Pat Jenner (X)
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| alternatively | Jul 25, 2003 |
If you already have the file open anyway, do the same thing by clicking on File, Properties, Statistics.
Clarisa Moraña wrote:
Hi:
Without opening the PowerPoint file, just select it and with a click on the right button of the mouse, open the panel. Select "properties", and clicking on the "Statistics tab", you'll see how many words are in the file.
Regards,
Clarisa
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jmd (X)
Local time: 02:07
English to Slovenian
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| Differences in counting - Practicount - pdf > rtf | Jul 27, 2003 |
In one of my recent PPT jobs, the difference between the (source) word count done in Practiline + the stats (right-click .ppt, statistics) versus a .pdf file saved as .rtf or .txt was 30%. The exported target source count was smaller than the .rtf source count by 10%, as I had expected (sometimes translations shrink in TL, yes). I think you really have to be careful about what method you'll agree on with your client or you can very easily shortchange yourself. In my view, inserting translation ... See more In one of my recent PPT jobs, the difference between the (source) word count done in Practiline + the stats (right-click .ppt, statistics) versus a .pdf file saved as .rtf or .txt was 30%. The exported target source count was smaller than the .rtf source count by 10%, as I had expected (sometimes translations shrink in TL, yes). I think you really have to be careful about what method you'll agree on with your client or you can very easily shortchange yourself. In my view, inserting translation in boxes should be charged by the time it takes you to do that. ▲ Collapse
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jmd (X)
Local time: 02:07
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| Word count in Powerpoint | Jul 27, 2003 |
You don't need a full Acrobat package to turn your .ppt file into a .pdf file. Find a utility called "Cute PDF Printer" on the web, install it, set your choice of printers to Cute Pdf Printer, print ppt file and your're done. To export a text from the pdf, simply set view to Continuous, copy and paste into Word, or use the Access add-on for Acrobat 4.05 to export.
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