Article ID: 180685 - Last Review: November 1, 2004 - Revision: 1.2 WD98: How to Insert Sample Text into a DocumentThis article was previously published under Q180685 SUMMARY
Word includes a way to quickly insert sample text into a document.
To do this, type the following
=rand()
and then press ENTER.
The inserted sample text is as follows:
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox
jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy
dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown
fox jumps over the lazy dog.
NOTE: This feature is disabled when the "Replace text as you type" option
is turned off. (To turn this option off, click AutoCorrect on the Tools
menu, click the AutoCorrect tab, and click to clear the "Replace text as
you type" check box.)
MORE INFORMATION
By default, each paragraph contains five sentences. You can control how
many paragraphs and sentences you want by adding numbers inside the
parentheses. The =rand() function has the following syntax
=rand(p,s)
where p is the number of paragraphs and s is the number of sentences you
want to appear in each paragraph.
Examples: =rand(1) inserts one five-sentence paragraph of text. =rand(1,1) inserts one one-sentence paragraph of text. =rand(1,2) inserts one two-sentence paragraph of text. =rand(2) inserts two five-sentence paragraphs of text. =rand(2,1) inserts two one-sentence paragraphs of text. =rand(10) inserts ten five-sentence paragraphs of text. =rand(10,1) inserts ten one-sentence paragraphs of text. =rand(10,10) inserts ten ten-sentence paragraphs of text. | Article Translations
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