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I have a rather large document i want to print via Notepad++, but i can't get the page count before printing. Is there a way to do it? (Assume standard 8.5"x11" paper)

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Does Notepad++ have a print preview option which would give you (at least) an approximate page count? – pavium Jan 11 '10 at 12:27
Unfortunately no :( – RCIX Jan 12 '10 at 10:38
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That really isn't the purpose of Notepad++. While a print preview function might be a good feature, Notepad++ is geared more toward helping keep code organized, differentiating files, etc.

If you want to see how many pages it is before hand, try printing to PDF first. At least then you have a digital version and are able to see how many pages it is. I recommend PDFCreator to do this.

Good luck!

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This approach is also very useful as a print preview for Notepad++ to see if the line wrapping will do anything strange. – Firefeather Dec 9 '10 at 23:29
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open it with word... Set the margins same as your notepad ++ margins

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That could work if absolutely necessary but i'd rather not do that... – RCIX Jan 12 '10 at 10:39
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You probably already have the Microsoft XPS Document Writer printer installed on your machine. You could print your document using the XPS Document Writer to see how many pages it will be.

Note: XPS documents can be opened by double-clicking or opening in Internet Explorer.

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