Document Tools

Count how many words are in a document, check spelling, see an outline, and more.

Required Editions

Available in: Quip desktop app, Quip iOS mobile app, and Quip on web
Tool Description Instructions
Line Numbers See the line numbers in your document. From the View menu, select Show Line Numbers.
Outline See your document’s outlines. Quip creates the outline automatically when you add headings.

To see the outline temporarily, on the right side of the document, hover over the blue dot.

To see the outline permanently, from the View menu, select Keep Outline Expanded.

Spell Check Quip checks for spelling errors in different ways depending on your device or operating system.

In the Quip desktop app, Quip uses the operating system tool to check for mistakes.

In a web browser, Quip uses the browser spell check tool.

On mobile, Quip uses the operating system tool to check for mistakes.

Word Count See the word count of the entire document or just a section.

To see a word count, highlight the whole document or a section of the document. The word count appears in the bottom-left corner.