Actually, the Word Count utility can display the count of words/characters including spaces or footnotes or textboxes. Click Review > Word Count. In the Word Count dialog, the Characters (with spaces) is displayed.

How do I count characters including spaces in Word?

You can get a character count in a Word document by selecting the “Review” tab and clicking “Word Count.” You can find both the number of characters with spaces and the character count not including spaces. You can add the Word Count dialog box to the Quick Access toolbar so it’s always one click away.

How many words is 1200 characters including spaces?

Answer: 1,200 characters is between 170 words and 300 words with spaces included in the character count. If spaces are not included in the character count, then 1,200 characters is between 200 words and 400 words.

When you need to count the characters in cells, use the LEN function—which counts letters, numbers, characters, and all spaces. For example, the length of “It’s 98 degrees today, so I’ll go swimming” (excluding the quotes) is 42 characters—31 letters, 2 numbers, 8 spaces, a comma, and 2 apostrophes.