If you want to use a different random number generator, you can always have it output a list of data that you can import as a spreadsheet or column in Microsoft Excel.

RANDARRAY (6,1,1,10) which returns a single list of six random numbers between 1 and 10. The INDEX () function uses those six random numbers to return names from the Table, Names.

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

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.