Create dummy text in Word 97



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If you're working on a document layout such as a newsletter or brochure, you may want to see what that layout will look like full of text during the design phase. Word 97 has an undocumented feature that lets you create dummy text for this purpose. To do this, type =Rand(p,s) on a blank line in the document and press <Enter>. Substitute numbers for the p and s to indicate how many paragraphs (p) and how many sentences (s) you want. For example, =Rand(15,8) inserts 15 paragraphs, each containing 8 sentences. All sentences consist of the words "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
- George Campbell

Category: Word processing
Issue: Apr 1998

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