Re: Random Number in MS - Word

[Tim O'Donnell <odonnt@CELINA.K12.OH.US>]

I will try it and see.  I have been give a class of freshman
science and all they want to do is copy the answers from
someone else.  I thought if I could quickly generate
several versions or the worksheet it would help to
discourage the behavior.  I could and have gone back and
just rwtyped numbers, but it would be nice to press a
button and have all the numbers automatically print.
> What is the purpose for the random number?  Does it need to
> update automatically?
>
> One option would be to "Insert"  an Excel worksheet, put
> "RAND()" in cell A1, and shrink the "spreadsheet" down to
> only show the one cell.  Once you click elsewhere in the
> word document, you are left with a boxed random number
> (0-1).  You can add/multiply to get the range you want,
> round off, or show however many digits you want.
>
> ***You can right click and "format object" to have the
> number "float over text" and have other text wrap around it,
> or not float over the text, in which case you could put it
> in the middle of a paragraph. ***You can double click the
> number, hit "F9" to get a new random number.
>
> Does that do what you need?
>
> Tim


Tim O'Donnell
Instructor of Physics and Chemistry
Celina High School
715 East Wayne Street
Celina, Ohio 45822
(419) 586-8300 Ext 1200 or 1201
odonnt@celina.k12.oh.us

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