2] Count Characters in single/multiple cell range. Single-cell range formula. But, if you want to count characters in a cell range next to each other (adjacent), there are two ways.

How to get a character count in Word with one click. You can add Word Count to Word's Quick Access toolbar — that's the row of icons at the top left of the title bar.

How to Count Characters in MS Word. As one would expect, Microsoft Word includes a feature to count the words in a document; it also includes the ability to count the characters.