How to get the real time word count in Google Docs using the browser?

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This video shows how to get the word count in Google Docs using the browser on windows. To get the word count for a document, go to Google Docs on the browser and open the specific document in which you want to get the word count. To get the word count, go to Tools in the top menu bar and click on Word count. It will show the total number of pages, words, characters and characters excluding spaces on this document. Another way to access the word count information on Google Docs is through the keyboard shortcut: Command + Shift + C (on a Mac) or Ctrl + Shift + C (on a Windows). You can enable the word count to be always shown in real time. From the word count menu, select the checkbox next to "Display word count while typing" and click OK. Once you enable this, word count preview appears in the bottom left corner of the screen, as you type. Click on it to check other stats such as pages, characters and characters excluding spaces. When you type more, you can see the word count and other stats updated in real time. This real time word count feature is not available on Google Docs mobile app for iOS and Android. You can also get the word count for a specific paragraph or content in the document. For this, select the content, then word count preview in the bottom left corner of the screen will show the word count and other stats for the selected content compared with the total word count on the document. This feature is very useful when you prepare the content and want to put a restriction on the number of words or characters.