WD98: Macros to Add, Delete, Find Hidden/Non-Hidden Bookmarks

ID: Q184042

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

The following sample macros can be used to add, delete, and find hidden and non-hidden bookmarks in Word for Windows documents using Visual Basic for Applications.

WARNING: Microsoft Word uses hidden bookmarks for table of contents entries, cross-references, and captions. After stripping the hidden bookmarks from a document with cross-references, and then updating fields, all the references are lost. In their place you get one of the following error messages: "Error! Reference source not found" or "Error! Bookmark not defined."

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Method 1: Code to Strip All Bookmarks from a Document

   Sub StripAllBookmarks()
      Dim stBookmark As Bookmark
      ActiveDocument.Bookmarks.ShowHidden = True
      If ActiveDocument.Bookmarks.Count >= 1 Then
         For Each stBookmark In ActiveDocument.Bookmarks
            stBookmark.Delete
         Next stBookmark
      End If
   End Sub

Method 2: Code to Strip Only Hidden Bookmarks from a Document

   Sub StripHiddenBookmarks()
      Dim stBookmark As Bookmark
      ActiveDocument.Bookmarks.ShowHidden = True
      If ActiveDocument.Bookmarks.Count >= 1 Then
         For Each stBookmark In ActiveDocument.Bookmarks
           If Left(stBookmark, 1) = "_" Then
              stBookmark.Delete
           End If
        Next stBookmark
      End If
   End Sub

Method 3: Code to Add a Hidden Bookmark

The following code adds a bookmark named "_HiddenBookmark1" to a document at the location of the insertion point or selection.

   Sub AddHiddenBookmark
      ActiveDocument.Bookmarks.Add Name:="_HiddenBookmark1"
   End Sub

REFERENCES

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q152770
   TITLE     : WD: How to Create Hidden Bookmarks

   ARTICLE-ID: Q108455
   TITLE     : WD: TOC Entries, Cross-References, and Captions Marked

   ARTICLE-ID: Q113127
   TITLE     : WD: Add Button Unavailable for Insert/Bookmark

Keywords          : kbdta WordCon kbmacroexample kbwordvba macword98 
Version           : MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: April 6, 1999