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It counts words across your entire PDF β every page is scanned and the total is combined into one final count. The page count shown also reflects the total number of pages in your document.
The tool works on PDFs with selectable text. If your PDF is a scanned image (where text isn't selectable), the word count may show as zero since the content is stored as an image rather than text data.
The count is accurate for the text content extracted from the PDF. Minor differences from a Word document count can occur due to headers or footnotes being counted differently β but it gives a reliable estimate for most academic and professional purposes.
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