One of the most common questions that we get in the Word Power section is how many words there are in the English language. Almost as common are requests for the average size of a person?s vocabulary.

In this article, we're going to show you how to create a system-wide service that enables you to get an immediate word count and character count in TextEdit, Safari, Mail, or indeed any app on your ...

You can get a character count in a Word document by selecting the "Review" tab and clicking "Word Count." You can find both the number of characters with spaces and the character count not including ...