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evertonuli2
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Jan 25, 2019

rand () in word

how to change the text that is provided by the function: rand () eg in ms-word?

* where is this text?

  • Hi evertonuli2 !

    There are undocumented functions within Office Application.

    You can insert 3 blind text functions within Office (Word Excel PP Outlook OneNote...)

    a) =rand(3,5) gives you 3 sections with 5 sentences with an office 2007 text about new tools in Office.

    b) =lorem(3,5) gives you the good old "lorem ipsum" blind text.

    c) =rand.old(3,5) you can also test. It doesn't work in my Word online.

     

    I fear there s no way to change the original rand or lorem text. Instead you can define your own blind texts with Building Blocks or AutoTexts. See that article to do it: https://wordmvp.com/FAQs/Customization/AutoText.htm

     

    There are funny blind text alternatives on https://www.justinmind.com/blog/awesome-lorem-ipsum-alternatives/ like Batman Ipsum or Office Ipsum.

     

    Greets, Eva.

     

     

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