I've seen like CAT tools is a very useful program translators should have.  I've been translating for around eight years but never used a special software for this.  I've come to the problem of counting words in order to quote some projects.  My customers would bring me the physical document to translate but sometimes it contains so many pages that I have to make them wait until the next day so I can give them an estimate.  After they leave... there I go to physically count word by word and page by page.  Can anybody tell me if CAT tools would do this for me?   How much would this program cost?  Where could I find it? or download it?  Could I upgrade it for free or a lower cost?

Thanx so much for your advice,

Mary Hester