Generating random text for Word and PowerPoint
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| Lorem ipsum sit amet... |
Do you ever need filler or placeholder text for Word documents or PowerPoint text boxes? It's quite handy when you want to plan the design and layout of your document and check out different fonts and formatting options etc.
Being an expert typist, I always used to type in double-encrypted blah, blah nonsense like this, "jkhj kefhkfh kjhjkhf hfshf jhkjhs" until I discovered random text functions. However, my typing speed has suffered, I was quite impressive typing "jkhj kefhkfh kjhjkhf" but now I'm back in the land of hunt and peck.
To generate some random text, click on your document or on a text box, type in =RAND( ) and then press the ENTER key. You get three paragraphs of random text. If you have a classical bent then you may prefer some Latin, in which case type in =LOREM( ) and you get three paragraphs of lorem ipsum. Don't forget the equals sign at the start and both the brackets at the end.
What does the filler text "lorem ipsum" mean?
Hi Steve
ReplyDeleteI always found this interesting for using as filler text in DTP - try typing =RAND(9) and get nine paragraphs of the stuff...enough said.
Richard
Kind regards
Richard