Unix), and convert tabs to spaces (or vice versa). The Convert service lets you change the case of text (including initial caps of words or sentences), change straight and "smart" quotes, convert line endings (Mac vs. So just highlight a bunch of text, then choose Services -> Statistics, and you'll get that nice count window.īut wait, that's not all! You'll also get three more amazingly useful services menu entries, each of which contains multiple tasks.
This means it will work in all Cocoa (and some Carbon) applications - and Pages is Cocoa. Once installed, it's an entry on your Services menu. But how does it work? Simple, it's a service. As seen in the image at left ( larger version), WordService will give you a nice summary of the characters, spaces, letters, lines, and words in any selection of text. Most anyone who has written for any publication will need a feature like this, as there are many things (captions, sidebars, etc.) that may not count in your total word limit, so an overall document count isn't that useful.Įnter WordService. There is, however, a nice workaround for one of Pages' limitations - the inability to count words and letters for anything other than the full document. Depending on your needs, this may make using Pages as your everyday word processor impossible.
As I noted in my preview for Macworld, there are many things that Pages will not do. Price: Free With the recent release of iWork, many folks seem interested in using Pages to replace their current word processor.
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