has different rules regarding words and word count. There is also a problem with version consistency. PowerPoint also does not offer character counts, which means translators in languages that rely on character counts should consider using a third party counting tool for this reason. PowerPoint does not count embedded Excel spreadsheets. The same problem exists with Excel and PowerPoint. Word does not count the words in text boxes, and yet they need to be translated, proofread, and edited. If you have been using the Word Count feature in Microsoft Word to check the word count, you have received a lower word count as Microsoft Word does not count comments, headers, footers, embedded objects and files, and-most importantly-text boxes. If a file has been run through an Optical Character Recognition program, these programs tend to create a lot of text boxes. They are due to the use of different rules for counting as well as deficiencies in the applications themselves. Sometimes those differences can be quite significant. Different word processing programs and translation tools often produce different word count values for the same document. However, if you have been relying exclusively on the Word Count feature in Microsoft Word to get the word count of your document, you may get a much lower word count than actually translated. Counting words, characters, and/or lines is a crucial subject for clients as it is the foundation for pricing translations.
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