Apple’s operating system is known for its ease of use and full-featured functionality. That doesn’t mean that it always does everything you’d like it to, though. Luckily, a lot of those missing features can be created with a little know-how. One feature that’s always handy to have is a character and word count function. Follow the steps below and you can have character and word counts at your beck and call with just a right click. The command will be entered into Automater.

Open up your Applications and find Automater to start. Click on it and it will deliver a pop up screen that tallies the character and word count of your selected text. Having easy access to a word count function is something that TextEdit users have been dying for. It’s also a great feature to have around for Mail.app users who try to keep their character count low during correspondence. With the addition of Twitter and social network integration into OS X, having a quick way to check character count is extremely handy. It’s much easier to keep your words concise and punchy when you have the ability to check it just a click away.

Word And Character Count Service For Macbook Pro

This is a simple service that will serve you well, whether you’re a writer with a word quota or a constant Twitter user with a character cap. Keep it all in check with this easy to execute command.