To insert sample text in Word 2007 or Word 2010, use one of the following methods.
Method 1: Use rand()
To insert localized sample text in Word 2007 or Word 2010, type =rand()
in the document where you want the text to appear, and then press ENTER.
The sample text that is inserted for the English version of Word 2007 or Word 2010 resembles the following text:
On the Insert tab, the galleries
include items that are designed to coordinate with the overall look of your
document. You can use these galleries to insert tables, headers, footers,
lists, cover pages, and other document building blocks. When you create
pictures, charts, or diagrams, they also coordinate with your current document
look.¶
You can easily change the formatting of selected text in the
document text by choosing a look for the selected text from the Quick Styles
gallery on the Home tab. You can also format text directly by using the other
controls on the Home tab. Most controls offer a choice of using the look from
the current theme or using a format that you specify directly.¶
To
change the overall look of your document, choose new Theme elements on the Page
Layout tab. To change the looks available in the Quick Style gallery, use the
Change Current Quick Style Set command. Both the Themes gallery and the Quick
Styles gallery provide reset commands so that you can always restore the look
of your document to the original contained in your current
template.¶
Note This text includes a paragraph symbol (¶) that is displayed when sample text is inserted.
You can control how many paragraphs and lines appear by adding
numbers inside the parentheses of the
rand() function. The
=rand() function has the following syntax:
=rand(p,l)
Note In this function, p is the number of
paragraphs, and l is the number of lines that you
want to appear in each paragraph.
The following are some examples
that show how the parameters work:
- =rand(1) inserts one paragraph with three lines of text in the
paragraph.
- =rand(10,10) inserts 10 paragraphs with 10 lines of text in each
paragraph.
The parameters are optional. If you omit the parameters, the
default number of paragraphs is three, and the default number of lines per
paragraph is also three.
Method 2: Use rand.old()
To insert localized sample text that is compatible with Microsoft
Office Word 2003 and earlier versions, type
=rand.old()
in the document where you want the text to appear, and then press ENTER.
The sample text that is inserted in the English version of Word 2007 or Word 2010
appears resembles the following :
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. ¶
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. ¶
Notice that the sample text in other language
versions of Word 2007 or Word 2010 does not have the same meaning as the text that is
mentioned earlier in this section.
For example, the Japanese version
of Word shows text that is similar in translation to the following text:
"Word 2003 is a ground breaking word processor that enabled…"
And the German version of Word provides the following text:
"Franz jagt im komplett verwahrlosten Taxi quer durch
Bayern."
You can control how many paragraphs and lines appear by adding
numbers inside the parentheses of the
rand.old() function. The =rand.old() function has the following syntax:
=rand.old(p,l)
Note In this function, p is the number of
paragraphs, and l is the number of lines that you
want to appear in each paragraph.
The parameters are optional. If
you omit the parameters the default number of paragraphs is three, and the
default number of lines per paragraph is also three.
Method 3: Use lorem()
To insert non-localized, pseudo-Latin sample text in Word 2007 or Word 2010,
type
=lorem() in the document where you want the text to appear, and then press
ENTER.
The sample text that is inserted resembles the following text:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing
elit. Maecenas porttitor congue massa. Fusce posuere, magna sed pulvinar
ultricies, purus lectus malesuada libero, sit amet commodo magna eros quis
urna.¶
Nunc viverra imperdiet enim. Fusce est. Vivamus a
tellus.¶
Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et
malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Proin pharetra nonummy pede. Mauris et
orci.¶
You can control how many paragraphs and lines appear by adding
numbers inside the parentheses of the
lorem() function. The
=lorem() function has the following syntax:
lorem(p,l)
Note In this function,
p is the number of
paragraphs, and
l is the number of lines that you
want to appear in each paragraph.
The parameters are optional. If you
omit the parameters the default number of paragraphs is three, and the default
number of lines per paragraph is also three.
For more information
about the description of the "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet" text, click the
following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
114222
Description of the "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet" text that appears in Word Help
By default, the inserting sample text feature in Word 2007 or Word
2010 is turned on. However, the inserting sample text feature is
disabled when
the
Replace text as you type option is turned off.
To turn the
Replace text as you type option
on or off, follow these steps:
- Click the Office Button, click
Word Options, click Proofing, and then click
AutoCorrect Options.
- Click to select or to clear the Replace text as you
type check box.
How to insert sample text in Word 2003 and in earlier versions of Word:
To insert sample text in Word 2003, Word 2002, Word 2000, or in
Word 97 for Windows, type
=rand() in the document where
you want the text to appear, and then press ENTER.
The sample text
that is inserted resembles the following text:
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. 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. 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.¶
Note This text includes a paragraph symbol (¶) that is displayed when sample text is inserted.
You can control how many paragraphs and lines appear by adding
numbers inside the parentheses of the
rand() function. The
=rand() function has the following syntax:
=rand(p,l)
Note In this function, p is the number of
paragraphs, and l is the number of lines that you
want to appear in each paragraph.
By default in these versions of
Word, the sample text contains three paragraphs, and each paragraph contains
five lines. When you omit the second number, the default is five lines of text.
The maximum number that can be used inside the parenthesis is 200 (This number
may be lower, depending on the number of paragraphs and of sentences that you
specify).
By default, this feature is turned on. However, this
feature is disabled when the
Replace text as you type option
is turned off. To turn this option on or off, follow these steps:
- Click AutoCorrect on the
Tools menu, and then click the AutoCorrect
tab.
- Click to select or to clear the Replace text as you
type check box.
Note When the cursor immediately follows a PAGE BREAK or a COLUMN
BREAK, Word will not insert sample text in these versions.
The screen should look similar to this one if you are in the right place.
Give the new key the name that you want to show up on the desktop context menu. For this example we’ll be using Notepad.
Optional: If you want to assign an “Alt” key to this
menu entry for quicker access, you can change the (Default) value on the
right and put an & character in front of the key you want to use.
For instance, if you wanted to be able to just use the N key to launch
Notepad once the desktop context menu pops up, you can do this:
Give this key the name “command” in lowercase.
To complete this step you’ll need the full path to the application that
you want to launch. You can use Shift + Right-Click to get the Copy as
Path menu item to find this more quickly. Note: of course, for Notepad you wouldn’t need the full path, but this is just an example.
And right-clicking on the desktop will produce the new menu item… naturally, using this menu item should launch Notepad.
