{"id":434,"date":"2026-04-05T16:50:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exceleffects.com\/excel\/?p=434"},"modified":"2026-04-05T16:50:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:50:43","slug":"random-ones-and-zeros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exceleffects.com\/excel\/random-ones-and-zeros\/","title":{"rendered":"Random ones and zeros"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exceleffects.com\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ones-and-zeros-01.png\" alt=\"Random ones and zeros - Excel Effects\" class=\"wp-image-435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exceleffects.com\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ones-and-zeros-01.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.exceleffects.com\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ones-and-zeros-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.exceleffects.com\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ones-and-zeros-01-600x338.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview of random ones and zeros<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Random ones and zeros is just what you need to create a matrix. In other words, a unique background, similar to the images you see on the web. So, simply select and copy a section of numbers and <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/paste-special-e03db6c7-8295-4529-957d-16ac8a778719\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">paste special<\/a> them in PowerPoint as an SVG or EMF file. You now have a transparent image that you can put a background behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/client-developer\/excel\/excel-recalculation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recalculate<\/a> the sheet to get a new set of numbers. Although there is not much to this, you can do a lot with it. 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