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Undocumented Word 2007 Feature: Insert Lorem Ipsum Text

Our tip last week about inserting random text was extremely popular, but virtually everybody said it would be much better if you could insert lorem ipsum text into the document instead of random content from the help file…

Turns out, in Word 2007 all you have to do is use =lorem() instead of =rand() and you'll be able to insert the lorem text instead. We found out about this from a comment by reader Will, who gets the reader of the week award… which I just made up.

Just type in =lorem() into your document, and hit the enter key…

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And just like that, Lorem Ipsum is inserted automatically!

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Just like the other tip, you can use the following syntax:

   =lorem(paragraphs,sentences)

For instance, for 6 paragraphs of 20 sentences each, you would use:

   =lorem(6,20)

Sweet!

The Geek is the founder of How-To Geek and a geek enthusiast. When he's not coming up with great how-to articles, he's probably writing at his personal blog. This article was written on 09/13/07 and tagged with: Microsoft Office

Comments (2)

  1. Charlie Chem Guy

    Older versions of windows have

    =rand(PARAGRAPHS,SENTENCES)

    ie, =rand(1,6) will give:

    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. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

  2. Mark

    Cool, I did not know that one — or, in fact, what Lorem ipsum means! :P

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorem_ipsum


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