Microsoft Word is the standard for many people when creating and editing documents. Depending on how you use Word, you may need to keep track of how much time you spend working on it.
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After spending some time editing a Word document, click on File Button in the upper left corner. From here, make sure you are in the Information tab.
On the right side, you will see a Properties header with some information about your document. One of these is Total editing time , which shows the number of minutes you have spent working on the document.
Additional information can be accessed by clicking Properties> Advanced Properties here. About Statistics tab, you'll also see the number of revisions, who last edited the document, when it was printed, and some character counts.
To access edit time without opening Word, you can right-click a Word document in File Explorer and choose Properties . About the Details tab, you will see a Total editing time field.
This can help you determine how efficiently you're working or how much time you're spending on office tasks.
Unfortunately, this timer doesn't just count how long you've been actively working in Word. It runs as long as you have the document open, even if it is idle. We suggest you look for other time tracking software if you want more accurate information.
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