If you want to use RAND to generate a random number but don't want the numbers to change every time

the cell i

Example
Copy the example data in the following table, and paste it in cell A1 of a

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change every time the cell is calculated, you can enter =RAND() in the formula bar, and then press F9 to change the formula to

e it in cell A1 of a new Excel worksheet. For formulas to show results, select them
F9 to change the formula to a random number. The formula will calculate and leave you with just a value.

esults, select them, press F2, and then press Enter. You can adjust the column w
just the column widths to see all the data, if needed.