Lorem ipsum is a dummy text used in publication industries for decades. You can insert this dummy text in design elements and where you want to show a dummy block inside a regular document. Some people also insert random paragraphs and highlight to indicate it as a dummy content. whether you want to insert lorem ipsum dummy text or a random text block, Microsoft Word offers a hidden trick for that.
You can use dummy as well as random text tricks in both Word Windows and Mac versions. It should also work on all Word versions like 2019, 2021 and Microsoft 365.
Insert Lorem Ipsum Dummy Text in Word
Simply type =lorem() and press enter in your Word document. You will see the trick and Word will automatically insert a few lorem ipsum text paragraphs.
Defining Paragraphs and Sentences in Dummy Text
It is also possible to restrict the exact number of paragraphs and sentences in the lorem ipsum dummy text by using the following command:
=lorem(2,5)
This will insert 2 paragraphs with 5 sentences of the popular lorem ipsum text block.
Inserting Random Text in Word
If you do not want to use lorem ipsum text, Word has another hidden option to insert random text blocks. Simply type the following command and press enter to see the trick.
=rand()
This will automatically generate few paragraphs of text blocks with random content.
Defining Paragraphs and Sentences in Random Text
Similar to lorem ipsum text, you can also a restrict or define the number of paragraphs and sentences to be inserted as part of the random text.
=rand(3,6)
This command will generate three paragraphs of random text with six sentences.
Using Online Text Generator Tools
Though lorem text works well in Word, all the time you will see the same random text block. There are many online tools available to generate dummy as well as random words/text.
Go to our random word generator tool and enter the number of words you want to generate. You have an option to select verbs, nouns, adjectives or any random words. Click the “Generate Random Words” button to get the list of words. You can select any words to add in the word list box to group words if required and copy/paste them anywhere you want.
Similarly, use our free lorem ipsum text generator tool for creating dummy text for your need. Select whether you want to generate paragraphs, sentences or words, set the limit and click “Generate Lorem Ipsum” button. This will show the output text which you can copy/paste anywhere.
