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What's Word keyboard shortcut to insert a page of text?
What's Word keyboard shortcut to insert a page of text? It appears to be in
Latin. It fills the page with the text. I've used it before but forgot it (and didn't write it down)! Thanks, -- John |
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What's Word keyboard shortcut to insert a page of text?
Try he
http://tinyurl.com/jr5fb Ed "Training Spec." wrote in message ... What's Word keyboard shortcut to insert a page of text? It appears to be in Latin. It fills the page with the text. I've used it before but forgot it (and didn't write it down)! Thanks, -- John |
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What's Word keyboard shortcut to insert a page of text?
Thanks!
Actually, I remember now, it was "the quick brown fox..." I was looking for! I read that answer in your link, also. "Typing =Rand(a,b) and pressing Enter will give you a paragraphs of b sentences each - the sentence being "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" " Thanks! -- John "Ed" wrote: Try he http://tinyurl.com/jr5fb Ed "Training Spec." wrote in message ... What's Word keyboard shortcut to insert a page of text? It appears to be in Latin. It fills the page with the text. I've used it before but forgot it (and didn't write it down)! Thanks, -- John |
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What's Word keyboard shortcut to insert a page of text?
See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/DummyText.htm
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Training Spec." wrote in message ... What's Word keyboard shortcut to insert a page of text? It appears to be in Latin. It fills the page with the text. I've used it before but forgot it (and didn't write it down)! Thanks, -- John |
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What's Word keyboard shortcut to insert a page of text?
I'm using Word XP. I've never been able to get the =rand() thing to work.
Is it inserted as a formula or special field or something? Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/DummyText.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Training Spec." wrote in message ... What's Word keyboard shortcut to insert a page of text? It appears to be in Latin. It fills the page with the text. I've used it before but forgot it (and didn't write it down)! Thanks, -- John |
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What's Word keyboard shortcut to insert a page of text?
Did you read the article?
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed" wrote in message ... I'm using Word XP. I've never been able to get the =rand() thing to work. Is it inserted as a formula or special field or something? Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/DummyText.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Training Spec." wrote in message ... What's Word keyboard shortcut to insert a page of text? It appears to be in Latin. It fills the page with the text. I've used it before but forgot it (and didn't write it down)! Thanks, -- John |
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Did you read the article?
Yes. Microsoft Word allows you to quickly insert sample text into a document. To do this, type =rand() in the document where you want the text to appear, and then press ENTER. I tried it with empty parentheses, with numbers, inside Ctrl+F9 braces - apparently every way but the correct way. Is there a Word option I've turned off so Word won't do this? I'm using Word XP now, but it didn't do it in Word 2000 either. It's no big deal, but I do wonder when Word won't do some things that it's supposed to do. Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Did you read the article? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed" wrote in message ... I'm using Word XP. I've never been able to get the =rand() thing to work. Is it inserted as a formula or special field or something? Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/DummyText.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Training Spec." wrote in message ... What's Word keyboard shortcut to insert a page of text? It appears to be in Latin. It fills the page with the text. I've used it before but forgot it (and didn't write it down)! Thanks, -- John |
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Did you type it at the beginning of an empty paragraph? Did you make sure to
include the equals sign? Note also that request of the original poster (John) was for text that looks like Latin, which is the "lorem ipsum" text described in the article as a superior solution. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed" wrote in message ... Did you read the article? Yes. Microsoft Word allows you to quickly insert sample text into a document. To do this, type =rand() in the document where you want the text to appear, and then press ENTER. I tried it with empty parentheses, with numbers, inside Ctrl+F9 braces - apparently every way but the correct way. Is there a Word option I've turned off so Word won't do this? I'm using Word XP now, but it didn't do it in Word 2000 either. It's no big deal, but I do wonder when Word won't do some things that it's supposed to do. Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Did you read the article? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed" wrote in message ... I'm using Word XP. I've never been able to get the =rand() thing to work. Is it inserted as a formula or special field or something? Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/DummyText.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Training Spec." wrote in message ... What's Word keyboard shortcut to insert a page of text? It appears to be in Latin. It fills the page with the text. I've used it before but forgot it (and didn't write it down)! Thanks, -- John |
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What's Word keyboard shortcut to insert a page of text?
Yes and yes. I know.
Never mind, really. It's not something I use now (obviously!), although I could see a use for it if I could do it. It's more one of those little annoyances when other things work but this one simple one won't (like the one speed on your blender that's not really critical). Thanks anyway, Suzanne. If you've got better things to do, don't worry about this. Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Did you type it at the beginning of an empty paragraph? Did you make sure to include the equals sign? Note also that request of the original poster (John) was for text that looks like Latin, which is the "lorem ipsum" text described in the article as a superior solution. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed" wrote in message ... Did you read the article? Yes. Microsoft Word allows you to quickly insert sample text into a document. To do this, type =rand() in the document where you want the text to appear, and then press ENTER. I tried it with empty parentheses, with numbers, inside Ctrl+F9 braces - apparently every way but the correct way. Is there a Word option I've turned off so Word won't do this? I'm using Word XP now, but it didn't do it in Word 2000 either. It's no big deal, but I do wonder when Word won't do some things that it's supposed to do. Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Did you read the article? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed" wrote in message ... I'm using Word XP. I've never been able to get the =rand() thing to work. Is it inserted as a formula or special field or something? Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/DummyText.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Training Spec." wrote in message ... What's Word keyboard shortcut to insert a page of text? It appears to be in Latin. It fills the page with the text. I've used it before but forgot it (and didn't write it down)! Thanks, -- John |
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What's Word keyboard shortcut to insert a page of text?
I just tried it in Word 2003 and it worked for me; I can't swear that it
works in Word 2002, but I can't see why it would work in previous and subsequent versions and not there. In fact KB 212251 ("How to insert sample text into a document in Word") specifically says it applies to Word 2002. Note that there are no spaces in the =rand() syntax. Also, according to the KB article, "Word will not insert sample text when the insertion point immediately follows either a PAGE BREAK or a COLUMN BREAK." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed" wrote in message ... Yes and yes. I know. Never mind, really. It's not something I use now (obviously!), although I could see a use for it if I could do it. It's more one of those little annoyances when other things work but this one simple one won't (like the one speed on your blender that's not really critical). Thanks anyway, Suzanne. If you've got better things to do, don't worry about this. Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Did you type it at the beginning of an empty paragraph? Did you make sure to include the equals sign? Note also that request of the original poster (John) was for text that looks like Latin, which is the "lorem ipsum" text described in the article as a superior solution. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed" wrote in message ... Did you read the article? Yes. Microsoft Word allows you to quickly insert sample text into a document. To do this, type =rand() in the document where you want the text to appear, and then press ENTER. I tried it with empty parentheses, with numbers, inside Ctrl+F9 braces - apparently every way but the correct way. Is there a Word option I've turned off so Word won't do this? I'm using Word XP now, but it didn't do it in Word 2000 either. It's no big deal, but I do wonder when Word won't do some things that it's supposed to do. Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Did you read the article? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed" wrote in message ... I'm using Word XP. I've never been able to get the =rand() thing to work. Is it inserted as a formula or special field or something? Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/DummyText.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Training Spec." wrote in message ... What's Word keyboard shortcut to insert a page of text? It appears to be in Latin. It fills the page with the text. I've used it before but forgot it (and didn't write it down)! Thanks, -- John |
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What's Word keyboard shortcut to insert a page of text?
*sigh*
No dice. Not worth it. ~flush~ Thanks for helping, Suzanne. I have always appreciated your shared wisdom. Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I just tried it in Word 2003 and it worked for me; I can't swear that it works in Word 2002, but I can't see why it would work in previous and subsequent versions and not there. In fact KB 212251 ("How to insert sample text into a document in Word") specifically says it applies to Word 2002. Note that there are no spaces in the =rand() syntax. Also, according to the KB article, "Word will not insert sample text when the insertion point immediately follows either a PAGE BREAK or a COLUMN BREAK." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed" wrote in message ... Yes and yes. I know. Never mind, really. It's not something I use now (obviously!), although I could see a use for it if I could do it. It's more one of those little annoyances when other things work but this one simple one won't (like the one speed on your blender that's not really critical). Thanks anyway, Suzanne. If you've got better things to do, don't worry about this. Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Did you type it at the beginning of an empty paragraph? Did you make sure to include the equals sign? Note also that request of the original poster (John) was for text that looks like Latin, which is the "lorem ipsum" text described in the article as a superior solution. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed" wrote in message ... Did you read the article? Yes. Microsoft Word allows you to quickly insert sample text into a document. To do this, type =rand() in the document where you want the text to appear, and then press ENTER. I tried it with empty parentheses, with numbers, inside Ctrl+F9 braces - apparently every way but the correct way. Is there a Word option I've turned off so Word won't do this? I'm using Word XP now, but it didn't do it in Word 2000 either. It's no big deal, but I do wonder when Word won't do some things that it's supposed to do. Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Did you read the article? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed" wrote in message ... I'm using Word XP. I've never been able to get the =rand() thing to work. Is it inserted as a formula or special field or something? Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/DummyText.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Training Spec." wrote in message ... What's Word keyboard shortcut to insert a page of text? It appears to be in Latin. It fills the page with the text. I've used it before but forgot it (and didn't write it down)! Thanks, -- John |
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What's Word keyboard shortcut to insert a page of text?
Very bizarre, but sometimes you can drive yourself crazy trying to figure
out why something doesn't work as advertised. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed" wrote in message ... *sigh* No dice. Not worth it. ~flush~ Thanks for helping, Suzanne. I have always appreciated your shared wisdom. Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I just tried it in Word 2003 and it worked for me; I can't swear that it works in Word 2002, but I can't see why it would work in previous and subsequent versions and not there. In fact KB 212251 ("How to insert sample text into a document in Word") specifically says it applies to Word 2002. Note that there are no spaces in the =rand() syntax. Also, according to the KB article, "Word will not insert sample text when the insertion point immediately follows either a PAGE BREAK or a COLUMN BREAK." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed" wrote in message ... Yes and yes. I know. Never mind, really. It's not something I use now (obviously!), although I could see a use for it if I could do it. It's more one of those little annoyances when other things work but this one simple one won't (like the one speed on your blender that's not really critical). Thanks anyway, Suzanne. If you've got better things to do, don't worry about this. Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Did you type it at the beginning of an empty paragraph? Did you make sure to include the equals sign? Note also that request of the original poster (John) was for text that looks like Latin, which is the "lorem ipsum" text described in the article as a superior solution. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed" wrote in message ... Did you read the article? Yes. Microsoft Word allows you to quickly insert sample text into a document. To do this, type =rand() in the document where you want the text to appear, and then press ENTER. I tried it with empty parentheses, with numbers, inside Ctrl+F9 braces - apparently every way but the correct way. Is there a Word option I've turned off so Word won't do this? I'm using Word XP now, but it didn't do it in Word 2000 either. It's no big deal, but I do wonder when Word won't do some things that it's supposed to do. Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Did you read the article? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed" wrote in message ... I'm using Word XP. I've never been able to get the =rand() thing to work. Is it inserted as a formula or special field or something? Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/DummyText.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Training Spec." wrote in message ... What's Word keyboard shortcut to insert a page of text? It appears to be in Latin. It fills the page with the text. I've used it before but forgot it (and didn't write it down)! Thanks, -- John |
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It doesn't work if you've cleared the 'Replace text as you type' cehckbox.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Very bizarre, but sometimes you can drive yourself crazy trying to figure out why something doesn't work as advertised. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed" wrote in message ... *sigh* No dice. Not worth it. ~flush~ Thanks for helping, Suzanne. I have always appreciated your shared wisdom. Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I just tried it in Word 2003 and it worked for me; I can't swear that it works in Word 2002, but I can't see why it would work in previous and subsequent versions and not there. In fact KB 212251 ("How to insert sample text into a document in Word") specifically says it applies to Word 2002. Note that there are no spaces in the =rand() syntax. Also, according to the KB article, "Word will not insert sample text when the insertion point immediately follows either a PAGE BREAK or a COLUMN BREAK." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed" wrote in message ... Yes and yes. I know. Never mind, really. It's not something I use now (obviously!), although I could see a use for it if I could do it. It's more one of those little annoyances when other things work but this one simple one won't (like the one speed on your blender that's not really critical). Thanks anyway, Suzanne. If you've got better things to do, don't worry about this. Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Did you type it at the beginning of an empty paragraph? Did you make sure to include the equals sign? Note also that request of the original poster (John) was for text that looks like Latin, which is the "lorem ipsum" text described in the article as a superior solution. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed" wrote in message ... Did you read the article? Yes. Microsoft Word allows you to quickly insert sample text into a document. To do this, type =rand() in the document where you want the text to appear, and then press ENTER. I tried it with empty parentheses, with numbers, inside Ctrl+F9 braces - apparently every way but the correct way. Is there a Word option I've turned off so Word won't do this? I'm using Word XP now, but it didn't do it in Word 2000 either. It's no big deal, but I do wonder when Word won't do some things that it's supposed to do. Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Did you read the article? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed" wrote in message ... I'm using Word XP. I've never been able to get the =rand() thing to work. Is it inserted as a formula or special field or something? Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/DummyText.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Training Spec." wrote in message ... What's Word keyboard shortcut to insert a page of text? It appears to be in Latin. It fills the page with the text. I've used it before but forgot it (and didn't write it down)! Thanks, -- John |
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Ah, that could well be the explanation.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jezebel" wrote in message ... It doesn't work if you've cleared the 'Replace text as you type' cehckbox. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Very bizarre, but sometimes you can drive yourself crazy trying to figure out why something doesn't work as advertised. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed" wrote in message ... *sigh* No dice. Not worth it. ~flush~ Thanks for helping, Suzanne. I have always appreciated your shared wisdom. Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I just tried it in Word 2003 and it worked for me; I can't swear that it works in Word 2002, but I can't see why it would work in previous and subsequent versions and not there. In fact KB 212251 ("How to insert sample text into a document in Word") specifically says it applies to Word 2002. Note that there are no spaces in the =rand() syntax. Also, according to the KB article, "Word will not insert sample text when the insertion point immediately follows either a PAGE BREAK or a COLUMN BREAK." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed" wrote in message ... Yes and yes. I know. Never mind, really. It's not something I use now (obviously!), although I could see a use for it if I could do it. It's more one of those little annoyances when other things work but this one simple one won't (like the one speed on your blender that's not really critical). Thanks anyway, Suzanne. If you've got better things to do, don't worry about this. Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Did you type it at the beginning of an empty paragraph? Did you make sure to include the equals sign? Note also that request of the original poster (John) was for text that looks like Latin, which is the "lorem ipsum" text described in the article as a superior solution. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed" wrote in message ... Did you read the article? Yes. Microsoft Word allows you to quickly insert sample text into a document. To do this, type =rand() in the document where you want the text to appear, and then press ENTER. I tried it with empty parentheses, with numbers, inside Ctrl+F9 braces - apparently every way but the correct way. Is there a Word option I've turned off so Word won't do this? I'm using Word XP now, but it didn't do it in Word 2000 either. It's no big deal, but I do wonder when Word won't do some things that it's supposed to do. Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Did you read the article? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ed" wrote in message ... I'm using Word XP. I've never been able to get the =rand() thing to work. Is it inserted as a formula or special field or something? Ed "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/DummyText.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Training Spec." wrote in message ... What's Word keyboard shortcut to insert a page of text? It appears to be in Latin. It fills the page with the text. I've used it before but forgot it (and didn't write it down)! Thanks, -- John |
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