Sadly, wc will only work for text input files, and would probably give very 
misleading results if used on a Pages or RTF file.  I'd recommend against 
trying this method.
On Feb 10, 2011, at 9:52 AM, Kevin Mattingly wrote:

> you may be able to use the wc command in ther terminal to get it. open a 
> terminal session. Use the man pages for options, for example (man wc). 
> 
> That may help you do it manually.
> 
> Kev
> On Feb 10, 2011, at 11:46 AM, Brandon Olivares wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Is there a way to get the word or at least character count of text, in 
>> either textedit and/or pages? It's getting annoying that I can't get this 
>> yet.
>> 
>> Aum namah Śivāya
>> Brandon Olivares
>> www.thefulleffect.org - Healing the Whole Person
>> I help people to experience healing on all levels, and to choose a path that 
>> is fulfilling for them.
>> 
>> 
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