Random, Quick Brown Fox and Lorem Ipsum – How to Add Filler Text in Microsoft Word Documents
Posted by jpluimers on 2021/06/07
Choices:
=lorem(...)
: Ramdom Lorem Ipsum text paragraphs.- The sentences are roughly between 0.25 and 1.0 document widths in length.
=rand(...)
: Random English help text like paragraphs.- The sentences are roughly between 0.5 and 1.5 document width in length.
=rand.old(...)
: “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” paragraphs (up until Word 2003, this was whatrand(...)
returned).- The sentences are always the same length.
(...)
parameters:
(x,y)
:x
paragraphs ofy
sentences of text(y)
:y
paragraphs of3
sentences of text (lorem more towards1
, rand more towards3
)()
: depends on the function:=lorem()
:5
paragraphs of3
sentences of text=rand()
:5
paragraphs of3
sentences of text=rand.old()
:3
paragraphs of3
sentences of text
Note:
- There is no way to specify x paragraphs of random number lines of text.
- They need to have “Replace text as you type” enabled (see menu option “File” -> “Options” -> “Proofing” -> “Autocorrect Options”)
- Word 2003 and lower only have
=rand(...)
Based on:
- [WayBack] Lorem Ipsum – How to Add Filler Text in Microsoft Word Documents
- [WayBack] How To Create Random Text In Microsoft Word | Lifehacker Australia
- [WayBack] Of Rand()om text, old text and Lorem ipsum – Office Watch
Related: [WayBack] 10 awesome Lorem Ipsum alternatives – Justinmind via [WayBack] rand () in word – Microsoft Tech Community – 325554
For a random document demo, I usually do this:
=lorem(100,1)
to get 100 paragraphs of 1 line of text- About every 10 paragraphs, I mark a paragraph with a relevant Heading style
- Inside the remaining text, I combine some paragraphs to get longer ones
–jeroen
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