Try typing =rand(1,1) >enter in MS Word (11.5604.5606)

[tony orr]

In MS word If you type = rand(1,1) >enter you get "the quick brown fox jumps
over the lazy dog"
the first number = the number of repeats , the second = the number of columns.
for example try =rand(6,2) >enter
Why does it happen ?
This does not appear to be harmful to the machine or the MS Word program,
just a curiosity.

 

[fumei via OfficeKB.com]

It is built into Word for the purpose of quickly inserting large chunks of
text for testing purposes. I use it reasonably often, actually.

"the first number = the number of repeats , the second = the number of
columns."

This is not correct. The first number is the number of paragraphs. The
second number is the number of sentences in each paragraph.

=rand(6,2) is 6 paragraphs of 2 sentences.

=rand(6,4) is 6 paragraphs of 4 sentences.

There are limits.

=rand(200,10) works - 200 paragraphs of 10 sentences (about 27 pages)

=rand(201,10) does not work.

BTW: =rand(200,50) works and makes about 120 pages.

 

[fumei via OfficeKB.com]

Also, rand does NOT work if the paragraph is either bulleted or numbered.
Nor will it work if the paragraph it is "in" has anything else. It only
works in an "empty" paragraph that is not bulleted or numbered.

Note also that the text generated takes the style of the paragraph, which
makes perfect sense.

It is built into Word for the purpose of quickly inserting large chunks of
text for testing purposes. I use it reasonably often, actually.

"the first number = the number of repeats , the second = the number of
columns."

This is not correct. The first number is the number of paragraphs. The
second number is the number of sentences in each paragraph.

=rand(6,2) is 6 paragraphs of 2 sentences.

=rand(6,4) is 6 paragraphs of 4 sentences.

There are limits.

=rand(200,10) works - 200 paragraphs of 10 sentences (about 27 pages)

=rand(201,10) does not work.

BTW: =rand(200,50) works and makes about 120 pages.

In MS word If you type = rand(1,1) >enter you get "the quick brown fox jumps
over the lazy dog"

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This does not appear to be harmful to the machine or the MS Word program,
just a curiosity.