Use the RANDARRAY() dynamic array function to return random names or other text in Microsoft Excel.

Generating Random Numbers in Excel Random numbers can be generated to randomly select a winner from a list of names in a spreadsheet, choose respondents to participate in a survey from a large ...

It's easy to return random values in Microsoft Excel, but returning random letters might leave you scratching your head. Fortunately, you only need two functions.

You can't have too many Excel tips. These cover some handy shortcuts, and useful functions for calculation payments or generating random numbers.