Generate Random Text in Microsoft Word Documents

(Like Lorem Ipsum or Latin Text)

by Avantix Learning Team | Updated October 9, 2021

Applies to: Microsoft® Word® 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 and 365 (Windows)

If you are creating a Microsoft Word document, template or mockup and you want to
create placeholder text, you can generate random text using the built-in RAND function
or LOREM function (which generates Latin or Lorem ipsum text).

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Generating random text in the current language

To generate random text using the current language in a Word document with the
default of 5 paragraphs and 3 sentences:

1. Position the cursor in the document where you want to generate random text.
2. Type =RAND().
3. Press Enter.

To generate random text using the current language in a Word document and customize
the number of paragraphs and sentences:
 1. Position the cursor in the document where you want to generate random text.
2. Type =RAND(number of paragraphs, number of sentences) such as
=RAND(3,2).
3. Press Enter.

Word will generate random text from its repository.

Generating random Latin text (Lorem ipsum text)

To generate random Latin text in a Word document with the default of 5 paragraphs and
3 sentences:

1. Position the cursor in the document where you want to generate random text.
2. Type =LOREM().
3. Press Enter.

Word will generate Latin text starting with Lorem ipsum.

To generate random Latin text in a document and customize the number of paragraphs
and sentences:

1. Position the cursor in the Word document where you want to generate random
text.
2. Type =LOREM(number of paragraphs, number of sentences) such as
=LOREM(3,2).
3. Press Enter.