Cool Word Tip

If you aren't interested in using MS Word, feel free to skip this post.

For anyone who is still left, did you know that Word has a Word Count toolbar (starting with at least the 2003 edition and maybe earlier)?

I didn't know that. Yes, I know how to count words in my document by going to the Tools menu, but I never realized I could add a toolbar that would allow me to count words at the click of the mouse. Pretty cool, eh? Of course, if I would let paperclip man do his job instead of cruelly banishing him to cyber-oblivion, maybe I would have already known about this.

This brings to mind the fact that I always run a Word grammar check on anything other than the most informal of writing. Often, I don't agree with the suggestions they give me, but I enjoy seeing my "readability statistics" at the end. Of course, I rarely achieve anything lower than a grade 12 reading level. And I don't think I'm supposed to take that as a compliment.