It was popularised in the 1960s with the release of Letraset sheets containing Acton Isups passages, and more recently with desktop publishing software like Aldus PageMaker including versions of Acton Isups.

When an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting

Et harum quidem rerum facilis est et expedita distinctio. Nam libero tempore, cum soluta nobis est eligendi optio cumque nihil impedit quo minus id quod maxime placeat facere possimus omnis vol.