WD: TOC Entries, Cross-References, and Captions Marked

ID: Q108455

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, version 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

Word may place bookmark brackets ([]) around the following document elements, but these elements do not appear in the Bookmark Name list in the Bookmark dialog box (to open the Bookmark dialog box, choose Bookmark from the Edit menu):

The text argument of a TC (table of contents entry) field
Heading paragraphs used as table of contents entries
Cross-references that you create using the Cross-Reference command on the Insert menu
Captions that you mark (with a REF field) using the Caption command on the Insert menu

NOTE: To view bookmark brackets in your document, choose Options from the Tools menu, select the View tab, select the Bookmarks option, and choose OK.

By contrast, Word does not place bookmark brackets around XE fields, TA fields, or footnotes.

CAUSE

Word places bookmark brackets ([]) around any of the above elements when Word lists it in an index, table of figures, table of contents, or table of authorities that you insert in your document.

For example, if you create a table of figures, Word places bookmark brackets around the captions (REF fields) included in the table. Similarly, Word places bookmark brackets around each entry in your table of contents and each paragraph for which you create a cross-reference.

The bookmark brackets represent internal, hidden bookmarks that Word uses to create the index or tables. For example, Word uses these bookmarks to find a table of contents entry if you double-click its page number in the table of contents. By design, this category of special, hidden bookmarks does not appear on the Bookmark Name list in the Bookmark dialog box.

STATUS

This behavior is by design. Word places special bookmarks around the above mentioned objects to allow cross-referencing to those objects. The bookmarks are generated automatically by Word, so the names are hidden in the Edit Goto dialog box and Insert Bookmark dialog box, but the bookmark markers are visible in the document.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, Chapter 20, "Indexes, Tables of Contents, and Other Tables"

Additional query words: winword macword word6

Keywords          : kbfield kbformat 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c;MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: April 19, 1998