Comments on: Fun at Work: Microsoft Word "Easter Egg" http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/fun-at-work-microsoft-word-easter-egg/ Computer Help from your Friendly How-To Geek Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:56:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: David http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/fun-at-work-microsoft-word-easter-egg/comment-page-1/#comment-77132 David Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:08:31 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/fun-at-work-microsoft-word-easter-egg/#comment-77132 Type" = rand (200,99)" without quotations to get that sentence on hundreds of pages! Type” = rand (200,99)” without quotations to get that sentence on hundreds of pages!

]]> By: Jacques http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/fun-at-work-microsoft-word-easter-egg/comment-page-1/#comment-72503 Jacques Wed, 27 May 2009 12:10:19 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/fun-at-work-microsoft-word-easter-egg/#comment-72503 There is one easter egg using that "=rand()", but with a long cryptic looking code in the brackets... it prints "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." over 255 pages. Anyone know about this? I knew how to do this a few years back but have since forgotten how.. There is one easter egg using that “=rand()”, but with a long cryptic looking code in the brackets… it prints “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” over 255 pages. Anyone know about this? I knew how to do this a few years back but have since forgotten how..

]]> By: Ivan Smirnov http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/fun-at-work-microsoft-word-easter-egg/comment-page-1/#comment-71933 Ivan Smirnov Thu, 14 May 2009 16:11:06 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/fun-at-work-microsoft-word-easter-egg/#comment-71933 There's one more for you, and it is said to work in all redcent Word versions. I tested it on Word2007: Press ctrl+alt+NumPlus Cursor will turn into a funny shape Now if you click any ribbon button (if you click Splitbutton/MenuButton - you;ll have to click one of the resulting menu items, and it won't work on Galleries), a dialog will appear, allowing you to add/remove/modify keyboard shortcut for that item. Or, instead of clicking buttons, you can press a key combination. If it is assigned, a dialog will apear allowing you to change or remove it. Actually, pressing the combination twice will explain the trick: the Ctrl+Alt+NumPlus keyboard shortcut is by default assigned to "ToolsCustomizeKeyboardShortcut". So it is not an easter egg, just like most things listed here, but a (most likely) documented and intended feature buried deep. There’s one more for you, and it is said to work in all redcent Word versions. I tested it on Word2007:
Press ctrl+alt+NumPlus
Cursor will turn into a funny shape
Now if you click any ribbon button (if you click Splitbutton/MenuButton – you;ll have to click one of the resulting menu items, and it won’t work on Galleries), a dialog will appear, allowing you to add/remove/modify keyboard shortcut for that item.
Or, instead of clicking buttons, you can press a key combination. If it is assigned, a dialog will apear allowing you to change or remove it.
Actually, pressing the combination twice will explain the trick: the Ctrl+Alt+NumPlus keyboard shortcut is by default assigned to “ToolsCustomizeKeyboardShortcut”.
So it is not an easter egg, just like most things listed here, but a (most likely) documented and intended feature buried deep.

]]> By: Richard Hong http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/fun-at-work-microsoft-word-easter-egg/comment-page-1/#comment-71497 Richard Hong Wed, 06 May 2009 12:59:24 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/fun-at-work-microsoft-word-easter-egg/#comment-71497 I teach how to set up attractive formats for newsletters, etc. I often need text "fillers" to demonstrate how to place them in various columns, how to have them continue on subsequent pages, etc. Generating random text is a great aid to create model templates. I teach how to set up attractive formats for newsletters, etc. I often need text “fillers” to demonstrate how to place them in various columns, how to have them continue on subsequent pages, etc. Generating random text is a great aid to create model templates.

]]> By: Dr. Gaeta http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/fun-at-work-microsoft-word-easter-egg/comment-page-1/#comment-68013 Dr. Gaeta Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:03:57 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/fun-at-work-microsoft-word-easter-egg/#comment-68013 Well...some of the computers at the school have yet to be upgraded to MS Office 2007 and are on 2003 and I can get ther Lorem Ipsum text... Well…some of the computers at the school have yet to be upgraded to MS Office 2007 and are on 2003 and I can get ther Lorem Ipsum text…

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/fun-at-work-microsoft-word-easter-egg/comment-page-1/#comment-45768 Anonymous Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:48:41 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/fun-at-work-microsoft-word-easter-egg/#comment-45768 um, i'm the anonymous who you don't know, not them crazy guys. lol haha. (really im the unknown one) um, i’m the anonymous who you don’t know, not them crazy guys. lol haha. (really im the unknown one)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/fun-at-work-microsoft-word-easter-egg/comment-page-1/#comment-45767 Anonymous Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:43:24 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/fun-at-work-microsoft-word-easter-egg/#comment-45767 pipo, you're right. it doesn't work in MS office 2003, at least not on mine. - Anonymous pipo, you’re right. it doesn’t work in MS office 2003, at least not on mine.

– Anonymous

]]> By: pipo http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/fun-at-work-microsoft-word-easter-egg/comment-page-1/#comment-42372 pipo Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:44:47 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/fun-at-work-microsoft-word-easter-egg/#comment-42372 i don't think =lorem() works for MS Office 2003 i don’t think =lorem() works for MS Office 2003

]]> By: Scarleth http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/fun-at-work-microsoft-word-easter-egg/comment-page-1/#comment-39109 Scarleth Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:12:08 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/fun-at-work-microsoft-word-easter-egg/#comment-39109 This is actually example text for paragraph structure and font settings, its not meant to be anything specific except text for you to work with. This is actually example text for paragraph structure and font settings, its not meant to be anything specific except text for you to work with.

]]> By: Dillz42 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/fun-at-work-microsoft-word-easter-egg/comment-page-1/#comment-24411 Dillz42 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:44:28 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/fun-at-work-microsoft-word-easter-egg/#comment-24411 Just a small note, Microsoft office 2003 will use the sentence "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog" instead of random text from help. Just a small note, Microsoft office 2003 will use the sentence “The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog” instead of random text from help.

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