Any way to count words in OneNote?

[tripichik]

I'm a freelance writer. OneNote is what I'd create if I knew how.

Is there any way, other than cut/pasting into Word, for me to count words?
I like to outline first then build on that, but it would be better if I could
keep an eye on the word count as it waxes/wanes with edits and additions so I
can see how much more room I have to explain my subject.

Love OneNote because it helps me organize zillions of ideas in their various
states of completion. I never lose any ideas, and when the writing is done,
I move it to Word to pretty it up. Folders within folders work well, but I
don't think a lot of new users think that way since they're stuck on the
binder image. I think OneNote is more like a hanging file drawer w/ folders
w/binders w/pages. I'm working on ways to use OneNote to organize the many
online reference sites used by at-home and other internet-assisted medical
records transcriptionists and coders.

 

[Erik Sojka (MVP)]

That feature doesn't exist in the current version. You've found the best
workaround (pasting into Word and using its tools for word counting).