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):xparagraphs ofysentences of text(y):yparagraphs of3sentences of text (lorem more towards1, rand more towards3)(): depends on the function:=lorem():5paragraphs of3sentences of text=rand():5paragraphs of3sentences of text=rand.old():3paragraphs of3sentences 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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