In some cases, it can be helpful to project dummy text onto the slide during presentations to better illustrate the content.
Today we'll show you two ways to quickly and easily insert dummy text into your PowerPoint presentation.
What is dummy text?
Dummy text is text that can be used as a placeholder when the actual text is unavailable or should not be displayed. This dummy text consists of a single meaningless word or several meaningless words strung together.
This can be helpful, for example, when preparing your presentation slides , to see how much text you can fit on each slide. You can also use placeholder text to better visualize the space available for additional content.
The pseudo-Latin text "Lorem Ipsum" is a well-known example of dummy text.
Tutorial: How to insert placeholder text in PowerPoint in 3 easy ways
The following three methods allow you to quickly and easily insert dummy text into your PowerPoint presentation.
1. Use Lorem Ipsum generator
One option is to generate the placeholder text via the Lorem Ipsum website . Here you can generate the text according to your preferences . Specify the number of words or characters and choose whether you want to generate continuous text or text with paragraphs.
You can then copy the generated text by clicking the button and paste it into your presentation.
2. Use shortcut for Lorem Ipsum text
If you want to avoid using a website, you can insert Lorem Ipsum placeholder text directly into PowerPoint using a simple shortcut . Here's how:
- Create a text box in the "Insert" tab and the "Text Box" option.
- Next, click in the text field and enter the shortcut =lorem() . Confirm with the Enter key .
- The placeholder text appears in the text field. Adjust the text field as desired.
3. Use shortcut for other dummy text
You can also use this shortcut to insert placeholder text directly into PowerPoint . Instead of Lorem Ipsum placeholder text, a different string of meaningful words will appear. Proceed as follows:
- Create a text box as described above.
- Click in the text box and enter the shortcut =rand() .
- The placeholder text appears in the text field. Adjust the text field as desired.
Furthermore, this option allows you to specify how many paragraphs and sentences should appear per paragraph . To do this, define the shortcut more precisely. Enter the desired number of paragraphs and sentences within the parentheses. Example:
The formula `=rand(3,2)` generates dummy text with three paragraphs and two sentences per paragraph. The first number in the parentheses always represents the number of paragraphs, and the second number represents the number of sentences per paragraph. Always separate these two numbers with a comma.
Conclusion: Quickly insert dummy text into PowerPoint
Use one of our three suggested methods for inserting placeholder text in your next presentation. Placeholder text can be particularly helpful when preparing your slides.
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