Auto fill with text

[genickb66]

Is there a way in Microsoft Word to autofill a text box with dummy
text?

 

[CyberTaz]

Word doesn't have a placeholder text feature. You could create an AutoText
entry, but it would be a fixed amount of content regardless of text box
size. If you want anything more sophisticated than that you'd need a macro.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

if you type =rand() or =rand(2,3) and then hit enter, you get dummy
text (2 paras of 3 sentences each, in the last example). But it will
overspill a text box as it needs to.

 

[John McGhie [MVP Word, Word Mac]]

Yes. Create one and store it as an AutoText. Then each time you want a
text box, insert the pre-filled same.

You can assign a keystroke or toolbar button to an AutoText, making this a
one-click operation.

Cheers

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