Hi Ian, Sarah's already described how to use spell-check. I also use an AppleScript to do the word and character count in TextEdit, although not the same one as Travis uses, I think. By the way, the link to the word count script at the softcon site comes up with a File not found message.
In Pages you'll find the character and word count information in the Document Inspector. Use Command-Option-I to toggle on the Inspector, then navigate to the Info tab. You might set up an activity, if you're using Lion, and set hot spots. (I'm still using Snow Leopard, so maybe Anne or someone else can suggest the best way to access this.) HTH. Cheers, Esther On Dec 24, 2011, at 09:37, Travis Siegel wrote: > Text edit doesn't have a word count built in by default. However, I have > scripts on my softcon pages at (http://www.softcon.com/mac/) that will let > you perform this function. Alternatively, you can download my version of > text edit (also on that site) which will perform word/line/paragraph counts > for you, built-in to the edit menus. > As far as pages goes, can't help there, but I'm sure others will. > hth. > > On Dec 23, 2011, at 11:54 PM, Ian McNamara wrote: > >> Hi all, how do i do a word count in pages or text edit, also how do i do a >> spell check? I have not used this yet so don't know how to. >> >> thanks very much. >> >> Ian McNamara <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
