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Q181534: WD97: Add Button Unavailable for Insert/Bookmark

Article: Q181534
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta kbdtacode kbmacroexample word97
Last Modified: 13-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you type a name that begins with the underscore (or other invalid)
character in the Bookmark dialog box, the Add button is unavailable.

NOTE: To get to the Bookmark dialog box, click Bookmark on the Insert menu.

CAUSE
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A bookmark name cannot begin with a number and cannot contain nonalphanumeric
characters.

WORKAROUND
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In Microsoft Word, you can create hidden bookmarks by beginning the bookmark name
with an underscore character ("_"). However, when you begin a bookmark name
using the underscore character ("_") while in the Bookmark dialog box, the Add
button remains unavailable (dimmed). However, you can programmatically create a
hidden bookmark. Although the hidden bookmark will not show in the list of
available bookmarks, you can still issue commands that use the bookmark.

Creating a hidden bookmark programmatically will not display an error message
that the bookmark name is invalid.

NOTE: Beginning in Word 97 for Windows and Word 98 Macintosh Edition, you can
view hidden bookmarks by selecting the Hidden Bookmarks check box in the
Bookmark dialog box.

The following sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub
procedure) demonstrates how to create a hidden bookmark in Word.

     Sub CreateHiddenBookMark()

        Dim bmark As String

        ' Input box to request bookmark name.
        bmark = InputBox("Type a bookmark name preceded by an underscore")

        ' Add the bookmark name.
        ActiveDocument.Bookmarks.Add (bmark)

     End Sub

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

  Q173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Additional query words: wordcon disabled

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Keywords          : kbdta kbdtacode kbmacroexample word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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