{"id":229,"date":"2019-06-16T13:08:02","date_gmt":"2019-06-16T13:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.countingcharacters.com\/blog\/?p=229"},"modified":"2021-04-18T06:58:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-18T06:58:15","slug":"how-to-count-words-in-pdf-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.countingcharacters.com\/blog\/how-to-count-words-in-pdf-file\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Count Words in PDF File? (Within a Few Seconds)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you want to count words of a PDF file, but don&#8217;t know which is the best approach you should use. Do not worry, In this article, I am going to share a very simple way to count words in PDF file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can do this by installing &#8220;Counting Characters&#8221; Chrome extension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the step by step process to count words in a PDF file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Open Chrome browser and press <code>CTRL+ O<\/code> to open your PDF file.<br><\/li><li>Now install the Counting Characters Chrome extension from <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/counting-characters-1-let\/gmaddeabdjpmjkghhhhfdkeemfcnknpl\">here<\/a>.<br><br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"687\" height=\"194\" class=\"wp-image-231\" style=\"width: 700px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.countingcharacters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/counting-characrers-chrome-extension.png\" alt=\"counting characters chrome extension\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.countingcharacters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/counting-characrers-chrome-extension.png 687w, https:\/\/www.countingcharacters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/counting-characrers-chrome-extension-300x85.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/li><li>Go to the tab where you opened your PDF file, press <code>CTRL + A<\/code> to select all content of PDF file.<br><\/li><li>After selecting the content, click the right button of the mouse.<br><br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"727\" height=\"350\" class=\"wp-image-232\" style=\"width: 700px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.countingcharacters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/select-content-to-count-words-in-pdf-file.png\" alt=\"select content to count words in pdf file\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.countingcharacters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/select-content-to-count-words-in-pdf-file.png 727w, https:\/\/www.countingcharacters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/select-content-to-count-words-in-pdf-file-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/><br><\/li><li>Now select &#8220;Count Selected Text&#8221; option from a menu option.<br><\/li><li>After clicking on the option, you will see a popup that mentioned words and characters count.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Hope you understand the process to count words of a PDF document. If you want to count characters and words online, you can use our free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countingcharacters.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">word count online<\/a> tool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to count words of a PDF file, but don&#8217;t know which is the best approach you should use. Do not worry, In this article, I am going to share a very simple way to count words in PDF file. You can do this by installing &#8220;Counting Characters&#8221; Chrome extension. Here is the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":236,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[8],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Count Words in PDF File? 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