Word count for all selected notes

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Word count for all selected notes

Post by Rose Ford »

It would be nice if there was someway to get the word count for all the selected notes besides exporting them as a single file and opening them in another program.

I notice when you select a bunch of notes and then [right click > properties] it only gives you the properties for the note you right clicked. What if instead it gave you details on all the notes you selected?

Such as:
- The oldest created date
- The newest modified date
- The total word count of all the notes
- The total number of attachments on all notes
- And perhaps a tag cloud showing all the tags on the notes.
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Re: Word count for all selected notes

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Thanks for the suggestions. Could you please elaborate more about in which sense having a total word count for the selected notes would be useful in your case?
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Re: Word count for all selected notes

Post by Rose Ford »

In my side job I am required to send in a minimum word count for total article text each month.

Also as a hobbyist fiction writer I also write each chapter as it's own note and it would be nice to check the full manuscript word count without having to export it each time.
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Re: Word count for all selected notes

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Got it, thanks for the explanation!
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Re: Word count for all selected notes

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+1 I would really appreciate word count for all selected notes.
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Re: Word count for all selected notes

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+1 Here to.

Not sure how I missed +1ing this one when it was posted originally.

At least twice a week I export a bunch of notes as a single file just to see what their combined word count is.
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Re: Word count for all selected notes

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+1 Would also use this.
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Re: Word count for all selected notes

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+1 this would save me from having to do math in my head. :D
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Re: Word count for all selected notes

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This is to be included in the next EPIM's update, the 9.8 version.
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