LibreOffice 3.5: Time for a Word Count

“As a long time user of OpenOffice.org, it really is just
thrilling to see the innovation present in LibreOffice 3.5, which
was officially released today.

As a writer, this release has at least one update which quite
literally will change the way I work, (hopefully for the better).
In my business, word counts ? count. In older versions of
LibreOffice (and OpenOffice), I’ve always had to first write then
select what I’ve written to get a word count. It’s a two step
process, that when repeated over the course of a day (I write at
least 4 stories a day), week, month and year takes a real toll on
wrists and arms (can you say Carpal Tunnel?)

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