In DOC files, a link is not included but in DOCX files a link can increase the word count by several words because the actual link text (address) is included in the word count Manually numbered lists: List numbers included in the word count and also as placeables (same as with “regular” numbers)Ī link is included in the word count as one word (and placeables) or several words (and placeables) depending on the type of the link Factorīulleted lists (in automatic lists as well as “manual” bullets)Īutomatically numbered lists: List numbers not included
The list below is not an exhaustive one and covers mainly Word-related issues, but it’s a good start and I’m planning to update it as needed. I’m on vacation in Finland and it has been quite rainy this week, so I decided to spend some time for looking for and documenting the reasons why the word counts can differ. However, there are also several other factors that affect the word count, and the issue seems to baffle many Studio users (me included). The SDL Knowledge Base doesn’t have much information on this and mentions only “number-only segments” and hyphens (you can find the article here). In most cases the differences are small and don’t really matter but in some cases they can be substantial, and knowing the reasons for this discrepancy would be very useful when trying to figure out the “correct” word count.
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the analysis function in Studio and mentioned that analysis results often differ between the two Trados versions.