Copyright © 2001 by Jolene M. Morris

This tutorial package was created for an all-day staff development class. Because we will be working in a computer lab, participants may choose to work through this tutorial at their own pace rather than staying with the structured class presentation. In addition, class time may be insufficient time to develop the topic of Desktop Publishing Using Microsoft Word. As such, this tutorial package may be referenced after the class when participants return home.

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As you practice your desktop publishing skills, it is often helpful to quickly create a few paragraphs or several pages of text. Word 2000 has a handy, built-in text generator to use for this purpose:

• Place the insertion point where you want the text to start

• Type  =Rand( )

• Press Enter

Word will automatically generate three paragraphs of "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." This sentence will be repeated five times in each paragraph. It is possible to specify the number of paragraphs and/or sentences in the generated text. Type:  =Rand(p,s)  where p is the number of paragraphs and s is the number of sentences per paragraph.