Thread: [Solved] Edit number of characters per page after writing whole paper
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Old 01-04-2011, 02:24 AM
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Hi dea,

Perhaps the simplest way is to take your word count, divide by 1900. Anything within about +/- 5% of that figure is your page count target.

For essays, universities etc usually have layout specifications that include minimum font size (which you can do via Format|Font), double-line spacing (which you can do via Format|Paragraph) and minimum margin settings (which you can do via File|Page Setup). Ideally, you'd manage the font & paragraph settings via Word's paragraph Styles.

Once you've got the basic layout sorted, you can adjust any of the above parameters (if your professor is 'thingy' about this) to get within the target range.
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