Wordcounter: A Google Docs Add-On

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Daedalus
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Wordcounter: A Google Docs Add-On

Post by Daedalus »

I created a Google Docs Add-On that adds a sidebar containing word and character counts for all the questions in a (properly-formatted) category Google Doc. Here is a screenshot of it being used on leftover science questions from WORKSHOP 2022:
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Its main features are automatic handling of bonus structure and initial instructions like description acceptable and fully customizable word/character count limits separately for tossups and bonuses.

Installation instructions can be found here.

Discord or FB message me or post here if you have suggestions or encounter issues.
Adam (S?) Fine
UCLS 2015
Yale (Physics) 2019
Chicago (Biophysics) 2050 (approx.)
Daedalus
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Re: Wordcounter: A Google Docs Add-On

Post by Daedalus »

Updates:
  • wordcounter works for any document formatting (including final packets), rather than needing a specific heading layout
  • the output is now formatted in a much easier-to-read table (see the github for screenshots)
  • the internal logic for identifying question/answerline text has been made much more robust, and should now handle weirdly-formatted questions.
Thanks to Jon Settle for many helpful suggestions and time spent testing my bad code on actual question docs!
Adam (S?) Fine
UCLS 2015
Yale (Physics) 2019
Chicago (Biophysics) 2050 (approx.)
thedoge
Lulu
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Re: Wordcounter: A Google Docs Add-On

Post by thedoge »

Awesome tool! Works pretty well based on my preliminary usage on C++ questions. Are there any plans to make this into a Google Workspace Marketplace add-on? Not sure how complicated it would be, but I'm thinking it would make it easier to install / use across multiple google docs.
Geoffrey Wu
NNHS '21 | Columbia '25
creator of qbreader.org
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