Just One Line Generates 200 Pages in Microsoft Word!

Don’t know if this is a feature or a bug: Open a blank document in Microsoft Word. Just type =rand(200,99) and press the Enter key.

You’ll find 200 pages of the following text popping out!

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 jumps over the lazy dog …

I read this in a book called “one night @ the call center” by Chetan Bhagat.

I tried it out, it works!

 

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3 Responses to “Just One Line Generates 200 Pages in Microsoft Word!”

  1. Ulysses Pascal says:

    Holy crap!
    i got 235 pages…………thats insane.
    i wonder if there are others.

  2. jbims says:

    Pray, Cat, why would someone want to type such a random number generator in a word doc! Chumma, jlt? Loads of time and zero task on hand – is this why call centers are failing in India?

  3. Sojo says:

    hi sir,

    Through our intranet only i have reached this blog. for a curiosity i searched in google for this. i got a link which explains this.

    http://word.mvps.org/FAQS/Formatting/DummyText.htm

    with regards
    Sojo

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