How to Check Word Count in PowerPoint
Knowing the word count of your Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, including speaker notes, can help you estimate the presentation’s duration and identify areas to trim. Here’s how to find the word count.
You can check the word count for both slides and speaker notes on PowerPoint for Windows and Mac. However, this feature is not available on PowerPoint for the web.
View Word Count in PowerPoint on Windows
To check the word count of your slides and notes on Windows 10, open your PowerPoint presentation and click the “File” tab.
The “Properties” group will expand, and next to the “Words” option, you’ll see the word count for your slides and notes. Note that the “Notes” option only shows the number of notes in the presentation, not the word count of the notes.
To check the word count of just the notes, you’ll need to export them and open the file in Microsoft Word.
Click the “File” tab, then select “Export” from the left-hand pane.
The “Create Handouts in Microsoft Word” section will appear. Again, click “Create Handouts.”
The “Send to Microsoft Word” dialog box will appear. Select your preferred page layout by clicking the option next to it. In the “Add slides to Microsoft Word document” group, you’ll have two choices:
- Paste: Content will not update if changes are made to the presentation.
- Paste Link: Updates to the presentation will automatically reflect in Word.
Click “OK” to proceed.
The presentation will open in Microsoft Word. You’ll see the word count of the notes in the bottom-left corner of the window.
