How to Create Placeholder Text in Microsoft Word

Often in Word we need placeholder text for something we are writing. This sample text serves as a filler so that when previewing the document, text will be there to have it look complete. In order to distinguish it from other writing, you might make the placeholder bold or change its color. However, the generators in Word appear like another language and will not pass through spell check, so it will be difficult for it to be part of your final document.

The text generators in Word are very simple to use. The first works in Word 2007 or 2010 and is called the ‘lorem generator’ feature. In order to implement it, type in this text and hit enter: =lorem()

It will then produce this text:

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Maecenas porttitor congue massa. Fusce posuere, magna sed pulvinar ultricies, purus lectus malesuada libero, sit amet commodo magna eros quis urna.
Nunc viverra imperdiet enim. Fusce est. Vivamus a tellus.
Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Proin pharetra nonummy pede. Mauris et orci.

The other text generator embedded in Word is: =rand()
The text looks similar to the one above for Word 2007 and 2010, but for 2003 or earlier you will see paragraphs consisting of “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.”