Recently I found two useful macros that count word occurrences. I had been wondering how many times I used a specific word in my story, then realized there was no way in Word to check this. Installing these two macros was fast and easy (once, I figured out how to install macros on Word 
) and they create interesting reports on word occurrences in your document.
I’ve been playing around with both macros to much amusement. It’s handy for writing; for example, I’ve checked to see how many times I’ve used certain adverbs, ones I definitely want to cut down on, like “loudly” or “softly.” If the number is high, I know it’s something I need to work on in editing. Using the macros, along with something like AutoCrit provides a good “map” of one’s writing and gives a good indication of things that need to be changed or worked on in the editing phase.
For those who, like me, had never tinkered with macros in Word, here’s a quick tutorial on how to get these word occurrence macros up and working:
