Word counts the number of words in a document while you type. Word also counts pages, paragraphs, lines, and characters. In this video tutorial from Microsoft, you will learn how to show the number of pages, characters, paragraphs, or lines are in a document.
Learn more: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/show-word-count-3c9e6a11-a04d-43b4-977c-563a0e0d5da3#:~:text=Count%20the%20number%20of%20words,counts%20words%20while%20you%20type.