Open a new Word document, then type this: =rand(200,99)
Press enter and wait a few seconds.
Any ideas why it does what it does?
Press enter and wait a few seconds.
Any ideas why it does what it does?
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This is weird
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Wow...first time I see that.
it has to be some kind of trick
must be programmed in the function somehow.
Kellye, it ends up printing 3 pages of "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" at least, that's what happened to me,
it has to be some kind of trick
must be programmed in the function somehow.
Kellye, it ends up printing 3 pages of "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" at least, that's what happened to me,
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Same here, Ghys.
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It's something that the programmers do when they get bored. A hidden thing that only they know about and others can stumble upon.
Ginger
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Ginger...I guess some people REALLY have too much time on their hands!!!!
Brenda, how did you stumble across that????
Brenda, how did you stumble across that????
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There are other ones in Word too (which I can't remember right now). One of them starts up this video game looking screen that takes you through a maze.
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That is wicked! Only I got 260 pages of quick brown fox!
it's called an "easter egg" A lot of programmers add them for fun. Here's a great website about them:
http://www.eggheaven2000.com/
http://www.eggheaven2000.com/
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Thanks Myste. That takes care of an hour of my life!
