Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Adding =rand(X,Y) & =rand.old(X,Y) to your =lorem(X,Y), because you can’t have enough filler text choices…

TechNet Magazine - Tip: Automatically Generate and Insert Filler Text in Word 2010

“Sometime you need filler text when you’re working on the layout of a document. It may be for all the text or just for certain spot elements, such as captions.

Word offers an easy way to quickly insert text into a document. You can opt for the classic lorem ipsum in Latin, the popular “quick brown fox” text, or a passage from the Word documentation.
If you want to insert a block of lorem ipsum text, simply type =lorem(X,Y) …

For the quick brown fox filler text, type =rand.old(X,Y) at the beginning of a new paragraph and hit enter. And for text taken from the Word documentation, type =rand(X,Y) at the beginning of a new paragraph and hit enter. …

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I think I’m going to use =rand(x,y) as an email reply macro… I wonder how long it will be before someone actually replies asking what the heck I ‘m talking about? LOL

(via TechNet Magazine Blog - Automatically Generate and Insert Filler Text in Word 2010)

 

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Silly Trick of the Day: =Lorem(#,#) [Word/Outlook 2010 macro to automatically generate “Lorem” text]

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