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Fun With Microsoft Word

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Nikita7JS Original post #1
Nov 25, 2004 at 4:29 PM
chek this out
Even Bill Gates doesn't know why it happens,
it was made by a Brazilian, just test it....
Open Microsoft Word and type:
=rand (200,99)
and then hit ENTER
Funny, isn't it?

From Nikita7JS
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Nov 25, 2004 at 4:45 PM
Hi,
lol, that was a cool one.
May be someone out there while developing Microsoft word created it just for fun.
cooljeba
Nov 25, 2004 at 6:43 PM
wtf uses MSWORD :p Open office here...

BTW can ya all tell me what happens :roll:

..:: peace ::..
Jeba
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Nov 25, 2004 at 7:14 PM
As soon as you type that and press enter :

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox ....................

That thing keeps on repeating for around 100 pages i suppose....lol
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Nov 25, 2004 at 7:57 PM
thats 235 pages of:
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
well do u guys know about the cool little racing game known ad DEV HUNTER hidden in MS EXCEL 2000.
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Nov 25, 2004 at 8:37 PM
Mr Gates knows why this happens. It is a 'feature' of Word for adding sample text to a document (for testing page formatting etc.). It is documented in the MS Knowledge-Base. See it here : *support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;212251


Bye
freshseasons
Nov 25, 2004 at 10:05 PM
All money gone the Drain....
what i dont understand is weather is that feature really helpful...God Bless.
Another Big Bloatware in the making...
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Nov 25, 2004 at 11:19 PM
that was goood
sms_solver
Nov 26, 2004 at 1:44 AM
I have tried several function like

=rand(2,3), =rand(100,99) all those worked

It is like built in function within MSWORD

If you know VBA, you can make your own functions!

I had made many for Excel
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Prashray #10
Nov 26, 2004 at 11:02 AM
Good one. :D
xenkatesh
xenkatesh #11
Nov 26, 2004 at 11:30 AM
What the hell is going on there got 235 pages in the same sentence repeated....The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. :lol:
NikhilVerma
Nov 26, 2004 at 5:55 PM
Great find Nikita7JS...
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Intruder #13
Nov 26, 2004 at 7:31 PM
exciting!
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hikapil #14
Nov 26, 2004 at 7:53 PM
Try This

Try this:

Hold down Ctrl Alt then press +
Notice the mouse pointer appearance change into a clover leaf.

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hikapil #15
Nov 26, 2004 at 7:56 PM
Staff Assistance for MS Word

Open MS Word
Press F1
Write "cast" [without Quote]
See the Office Assistance Staff
xenkatesh
xenkatesh #16
Nov 26, 2004 at 9:28 PM
This is that!!!!1 :) :lol: :lol: *img84.exs.cx/img84/5707/seeit.png[/img]
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Nov 27, 2004 at 12:21 PM
Finally i got know that =rand(2,3) this function produces sentance "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." 6 times that is product of passed two numbers if u give =rand(3,3) it produces 9 times.. u can use any two number.....

"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." this contains all the english alphabets...

i think this function is built by the MS-word devoloping team to test fonts and other tests ..

what u ppl say
club_pranay
Nov 29, 2004 at 1:02 PM
lol .....170 pages of crapy text
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Prashray #19
Nov 29, 2004 at 9:19 PM
Also, press Ctrl Alt - and the cursor will change into....see it for yourself. ;)
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Dec 5, 2004 at 1:54 PM
Coooooooooooooooooool

hi knew this trick, but want to know why this happens.............................................
vysakh
vysakh #21
Dec 5, 2004 at 2:26 PM
coooolll
where did u all guys get these from??
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agm_105 #22
Dec 19, 2004 at 9:59 PM
ya can u tell me how to use tht
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ismart #23
Jul 31, 2007 at 9:16 AM
i love to hear more tips...
also visit this page:*www.allowe.com/Humor/FunWithWord.htm
planetcall
Jul 31, 2007 at 9:37 AM
MSWord2007 gives you a different output with rand function
Following is something that happens with =rand(3,3)
Code:
On the Insert tab, the galleries include items that are designed to coordinate with the overall look of your document. You can use these galleries to insert tables, headers, footers, lists, cover pages, and other document building blocks. When you create pictures, charts, or diagrams, they also coordinate with your current document look.
You can easily change the formatting of selected text in the document text by choosing a look for the selected text from the Quick Styles gallery on the Home tab. You can also format text directly by using the other controls on the Home tab. Most controls offer a choice of using the look from the current theme or using a format that you specify directly.
To change the overall look of your document, choose new Theme elements on the Page Layout tab. To change the looks available in the Quick Style gallery, use the Change Current Quick Style Set command. Both the Themes gallery and the Quick Styles gallery provide reset commands so that you can always restore the look of your document to the original contained in your current template.
kumarmohit
Jul 31, 2007 at 10:03 AM
This =rand thing was also there in One Night @ call center