The menu option changes depending on which statistic was previously selected. For example, if the last time the counter was used the selection was “characters with spaces,” the menu item is Hide Character Count.
Do any of the following:
View more statistics: Click the arrows on the right side of the counter at the bottom of the page, then choose an option. You can count characters with or without spaces, total words, paragraphs, or pages.
If your document has more than one Add and remove headers and footers in Pages on Mac