Follow these instructions to obtain electronic word counts from the most common software programs.
Microsoft Word - FrameMaker - PageMaker - PowerPoint - QuarkXPress - PDF

Microsoft Word:

Open the document in Microsoft Word
Go to the TOOLS menu
Choose the "Word Count" function

FrameMaker:

Open the document in FrameMaker
Go to the FILE menu
Choose the "Utilities" function
Choose the "Document Reports" function
Choose "Word Count"
Choose the RUN button

PageMaker:

Open the document in PageMaker
Go to the UTILITIES menu
Choose the "Plug-ins" function
Choose the "Word Counter" function

PowerPoint:

Open the document in PowerPoint
Go to the FILE menu
Choose "Properties"
Click on the "Statistics" tab

QuarkXPress:

Open the document in QuarkXPress
Go to the UTILITIES menu
Choose "Check Spelling"
Choose "Document"
The word count will be given before spell checker begins.

PDF (Adobe Acrobat version 5.0):

Open the document in Adobe Acrobat (full version, not Acrobat Reader)
Go to the FILE menu
Choose "Save As"
In the drop-down menu called 'Save as type', choose "Rich Text Format (RTF)"
Click the "Save" button
Open up your new RTF in Microsoft Word and follow instructions above.