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Word Count in Published Word file
Hello Community!
I need to gather the word count for a Storyline course I'm creating. When I publish as a Word file, I'm able to get a total word count. Yet, is the count of my words in Notes, words on a slide or both?
Thank you for your help!
Holly
If you want to try a different approach to getting a word count, you can try the app I created to do this. It's a Windows 10 app (completely free and doesn't require Amazon Web Services like my other apps) and can be found here:
https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9ND6JRMKF74Q
You'll need to export the XLIFF file and then load it into the application. Works with both Rise 360 and Storyline courses. Hopefully it will be more accurate than publishing as a Word option but your mileage will vary depending on how you create your courses.
Some notes:
- Storyline courses will vary on word count because slide names, scenes, etc. are included in the word count
- Storyline courses will *not* count closed caption files as they're not accessible in how they're stored
- For Rise 360, this method *should* be faster to get a count as you won't have to wait for the export to PDF. It should also count your answer-based feedback in quiz questions.
I hope this helps and *crossing my fingers* the word count is more accurate to boot!
This worked GREAT!!! Thanks for sharing this tool - saved me a ton of copying and pasting or slowly timed clicking through the course!
Thanks Lisa! Be on the lookout for an update in a few days. I found another way to increase the accuracy just a bit more. I've been busy upgrading one of the other 'heroes' and another one will be joining, soon. :)
Hi Thor, this is amazing and exciting, but not sure I'm allowed to use it because of security concerns. Does your app in anyway store the file I submit, or the information in it?
Great! Thanks Wendy.
Holly
Hi Holly
the best way to check is to do a test slide - I did
