{"id":11449,"date":"2023-03-24T08:22:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T07:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.presentationload.com\/?p=11449"},"modified":"2023-05-08T11:25:26","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T09:25:26","slug":"inserting-dummy-text-into-your-powerpoint-presentation-3-easy-possibilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/inserting-dummy-text-into-your-powerpoint-presentation-3-easy-possibilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Inserting Dummy Text into Your PowerPoint Presentation: 3 easy Possibilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In some cases, it can be helpful <strong>to project dummy text onto the slide<\/strong> during presentations to better illustrate content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we will show you <strong>three different options of how to insert dummy texts<\/strong> into your presentation quickly and easily.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_2c9669-e0 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_2c9669-e0 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_2c9669-e0\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are dummy texts<\/strong>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A dummy text is something that can be used when the actual text is not available or shouldn\u2019t be displayed. <strong>A dummy text consists of one meaningless word, or several meaningless words strung together.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This can be useful when preparing a presentation as it helps to <strong>identify how much space for text there is <\/strong>on the slide. You can also <strong>use dummy text to identify how much space you have left for additional content. <\/strong>The <strong>pseudo-Latin &#8220;Lorem Ipsum&#8221;<\/strong> text for example, is commonly known as dummy text.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_4bcef2-e4 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_4bcef2-e4 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_4bcef2-e4\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tutorial: Insert 3 variants of dummy texts into your PowerPoint<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>With the following three variants you can quickly and easily insert dummy texts into your PowerPoint presentation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. <strong>Using the Lorem Ipsum generator<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One option is to generate the dummy text via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loremipsum.de\/index_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lorem Ipsum website.<\/a> Here you can <strong>generate the text according to your wishes. <\/strong>To do this, simply <strong>specify the number of words or characters and set whether you want to generate a continuous text or a text with paragraphs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_93acd2-81 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_93acd2-81 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_93acd2-81\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lorem-Ipsum-Web-klein-1024x547.jpg\" alt=\"dummy text in PPT website\" class=\"wp-image-11450\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lorem-Ipsum-Web-klein-1024x547.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lorem-Ipsum-Web-klein-450x240.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lorem-Ipsum-Web-klein-768x410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lorem-Ipsum-Web-klein.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_0daade-40 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_0daade-40 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_0daade-40\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You can then copy the generated text and simply paste it into your presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2.<\/strong> <strong>Using a shortcut for the Lorem Ipsum text<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t want to use a website, you can also <strong>insert the Lorem Ipsum dummy text directly in PowerPoint using a simple shortcut.<\/strong> To do this, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create a text box in your presentation by selecting <strong>\u201cText box\u201d <\/strong>in the <strong>\u201cInsert\u201d <\/strong>tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the text box and enter the shortcut <strong><em>=lorem()<\/em><\/strong> and confirm with the Enter key.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lorem1.png\" alt=\"Lorem Ipsum Dummy Text\" class=\"wp-image-11451\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lorem1.png 735w, https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lorem1-450x172.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The dummy text should now appear in your text box, and you can customize the text box as desired.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"917\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lorem2.png\" alt=\"Lorem Ipscum Dummy Text 2\" class=\"wp-image-11452\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lorem2.png 917w, https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lorem2-450x251.png 450w, https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lorem2-768x429.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 917px) 100vw, 917px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Using a shortcut for another dummy text<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With this shortcut you can also <strong>insert a dummy text directly into your PowerPoint presentation.<\/strong> Using this shortcut, rather than the Lorem Ipsum dummy text appearing, a different string of sense-giving words is pasted into your presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For said shortcut, follow this tutorial:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create a text box, as described in the previous tutorial.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click into the text box and insert the shotcut <strong><em>=rand() <\/em><\/strong>and confirm with the enter key.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The dummy text should now appear in your text box, and you can customize the text box if you wish.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/rand1.png\" alt=\"Shortcut Dummy Text\" class=\"wp-image-11453\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/rand1.png 950w, https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/rand1-450x161.png 450w, https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/rand1-768x274.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In addition, this variant allows you to <strong>determine how many paragraphs and sentences each slide should consist of.<\/strong> To do this, you need to define the shortcut more precisely. Specify the number of desired paragraphs and sentences in the parenthesis. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>=rand(3,2) <\/em><\/strong>means that a dummy text with three paragraphs and two sentences per paragraph will appear in your text box. <strong>The first number in the parenthesis always corresponds to the paragraphs, the second number to the sentences per paragraph.<\/strong> Ensure that you always separate the two with a comma.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_d0d5e1-7d .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_d0d5e1-7d .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_d0d5e1-7d\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion: Quickly inserting dummy texts into PowerPoint<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Use one of our three variants to insert dummy texts in your next presentation. Especially when preparing your slides, <strong>dummy texts can be helpful to gather how much space you have on your slides.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have any questions about dummy texts or about PowerPoint in general? Do not hesitate to contact us at <a href=\"mailto:info@presentationload.com\">info@presentationload.com<\/a>. We will be happy to help you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you looking for visually supportive and professionally designed slide templates? Feel free to take a look around our store. Here we have numerous slides prepared for you to download on a wide variety of (business) topics. 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