![]() ![]() ![]() However, a better solution is to use the =lorem(x,y) function. If you need to insert the old “ Quick brown fox…” text in current versions of Word, you can type =rand.old(x,y) and press Enter. “ On the Insert tab, the galleries include items that are designed to coordinate with the overall look of your document.” Much better, but the whole point of dummy text is to show document layout and pagination without the text distracting the viewer. With Word 2007 and later versions, =rand() inserts five paragraphs of actual text from Word’s help files, e.g. This was useful if you needed text containing every letter of the English alphabet, but was not very exciting, and could lead to some odd pagination. You could control the number of paragraphs and sentences by typing =rand(x,y), where x is the number of paragraphs (maximum 200) and y is the number of sentences per paragraph, or just =rand(x) to get x three-sentence paragraphs. ![]() If your PC’s default language was German, Word would’ve inserted “ Franz jagt im komplett verwahrlosten Taxi quer durch Bayern.”) In Word 2003 or earlier, Word would’ve inserted three, three-sentence paragraphs of the pangram “ The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” (PCs set to different languages produce different pangrams, of course. To insert random text, type =rand() and press Enter. Word has always included this feature but before you try to use it, go to File > Options > Proofing > AutoCorrect Options and make sure that Replace text as you type is checked in the AutoCorrect dialog: When you’re setting up a new proposal or other document template in Microsoft Word, it’s useful to be able to easily insert some dummy text to see what your page layout will look like.īy Dick Eassom, CF APMP Fellow (aka Wordman) ![]()
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