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Document properties, Statistics property sheet
The Statistics property sheet in the File > Properties dialog displays statistical
information about the current document (number of characters, number of sentences,
average word length, etc.).
Tip: If you select a segment of text before you open this property sheet, it will
show statistics for the selected text only; otherwise, it will show them for the
entire document.
The items of information shown are mostly self-explanatory. However, the difference
between the first two items needs some clarification:
The number of characters counts the visible characters only.
The number of keystrokes also counts white spaces (created with the space bar,
tab key, etc.).
Accordingly, the sentence “This is a test” has 11 characters and 14 keystrokes
(since it contains three space characters).
Hint: Using the Statistics toolbar
If you need statistical functions frequently, you may want to activate the Statistics
toolbar, which displays this information permanently.
To display or hide this toolbar, right-click on any toolbar to display a menu of all
toolbars available. There, select the entry Statistics.
Then, open the dropdown list in the Statistics toolbar and select which information
to display (characters, words, sentences, etc.).
Note: The statistics toolbar is not updated automatically while you type text. To
update it, click the icon with the red arrows.
Document properties, Protection property sheet
The Protection property sheet in the File > Properties dialog allows you to apply
document protection to the current document.
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