During the elaboration of a document or template we may need to write a little text to fill in our Microsoft Word file. For this we can visit a web page that provides us with the classic lorem ipsum billet , or use a random text generator to do the dirty work. However, we can get past all of that using a simple function or command for Word .
Don’t worry if you screw up these commands, just don’t save your changes to the file and you’re done. Still, remember that you can always recover the previous version of a Word document, as we explained in this other tutorial .
How to generate random text in Microsoft Word with the Rand formula
If you want to use filler text in a Word document that is random but consistent, you can use a formula developed by Microsoft natively for Word. It is a formula that allows us to create filler text, and although it has some nuance or other, it is as simple as writing the following command in the place where we want to place the text.
= Rand ()
Once we press the enter key, Word will automatically generate 5 paragraphs of random text, with 3 sentences per paragraph .
Example of text generated with the RAND formula
In this sense, we can change the amount of text generated indicating in parentheses the number of paragraphs and sentences that we want to produce each time we apply the formula. Thus, the formula would be the following:
= Rand (x, y)
Where “X” is the number of paragraphs and “Y” is the number of sentences that each paragraph contains. For example, to generate a text of 3 paragraphs with 5 sentences in each paragraph we would use the command = Rand (3,5).
Use the Lorem Ipsum formula
If you are more classic and prefer to resort to the always endearing as well as professional base text of the Lorem Ipsum template, you will be happy to know that there is also a specific formula to generate this type of filler text.
This is a good type of text to use when we want the recipient of the document to focus solely on the layout of the document, free from distractions. The formula that we have to use is the following:
= Lorem ()
This command will create 5 paragraphs with the Lorem Ipsum template, with 3 sentences for each paragraph. As with the previous formula, we can add numbers inside the parentheses to specify the number of paragraphs and sentences that will be printed on the screen. For example, use the command “= Lorem (8,2)” to create 8 paragraphs, each consisting of 2 sentences. Easy, simple and for the whole family.
