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And there is more!!

In the previous posts we used the secret coding that has been in PowerPoint since at least PPT 2003. With Office 2007, Word got an update to the coding – but not PowerPoint. But in PPT 2010 the update is included! That is to change the typed code to “=lorem()” and get a real “Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet…” text.

Here is my sample slide again, but now the “rand” is replaced with “lorem”.

Click the enter key and I get 3 paragraphs of real lorem ipsum text (note each paragraph is unique text):

But the ability to customize the number of paragraphs and lines per paragraph detailed in the previous post is not available using the ‘lorem’ option… Maybe in the next version.

– Troy @ TLC

But wait, there’s more!

In addition to the secret code shown in the previous post, you can add parameters to control how many paragraphs of sample text – and how many lines per paragraph.

Here is my sample slide, I have have added the parameters to insert 3 paragraphs of 2 lines each with “=rand(3,2)“.

Just click the enter key and it turns into this (3 paragraphs of 2 lines each):

– Troy @ TLC

This is a cool and useful trick that has been in PowerPoint for a few versions. It is good for creating quick sample slides. Basically there is a bit of hidden code in PowerPoint that you can activate by typing “=rand()“.

Here is my sample slide (default PPT template) and I have typed the ‘secret’ coding.

Then press enter and it fills the text box (and beyond) with “The quick brown fox…” text.

– Troy @ TLC