Create Random Number Generator

Type 0 thru 9 and A thru Z in cells A1 thru A43

Next on any cell type
=INDEX($A$1:$A$43,RANDBETWEEN(1,43))&INDEX($A$1:$A$43,RANDBETWEEN(1,43))&INDEX($A$1:$A$43,RANDBETWEEN(1,43))&INDEX($A$1:$A$43,RANDBETWEEN(1,43))&INDEX($A$1:$A$43,RANDBETWEEN(1,43))&INDEX($A$1:$A$43,RANDBETWEEN(1,43))&INDEX($A$1:$A$43,RANDBETWEEN(1,43))&INDEX($A$1:$A$43,RANDBETWEEN(1,43))

This is your 8 digit random password

For Randbetween you will need Analysis tool pak addin

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> Is it possible to randomly generate an 8 alphanumeric string rather than
> just numeric string. Numbers and alpha order should also be random,
> purpose: trying to simulate password entries for test data
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Here is another way.

Put this in A1 (or give it a Name):
0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

Then copy this to A2:
=MID($A$1,1+INT(RAND()*LEN($A$1)),1)&MID($A$1,1+INT(RAND()*LEN($A$1)),1)&MID($A$1,1+INT(RAND()*LEN($A$1)),1)&MID($A$1,1+INT(RAND()*LEN($A$1)),1)&MID($A$1,1+INT(RAND()*LEN($A$1)),1)&MID($A$1,1+INT(RAND()*LEN($A$1)),1)&MID($A$1,1+INT(RAND()*LEN($A$1)),1)&MID($A$1,1+INT(RAND()*LEN($A$1)),1)

Ola Sandström