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Q184041: WD97: Macro to Add, Delete, Find Hidden/Non-Hidden Bookmarks

Article: Q184041
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta kbconversion WordCon kbmacroexample kbwordvba kbconvert
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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SUMMARY
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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."

MORE INFORMATION
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You can use one of the following methods to strip bookmarks from a Word 97
document using Visual Basic for Applications.

Method 1: Code to Strip All Bookmarks from a Document
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       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
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   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
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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
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For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q152770 How to Create Hidden Bookmarks

  Q108455 Table of Contents Entries, Cross-Reference,& Captions Marked

  Q113127 Add Button Unavailable for Insert/Bookmark

Additional query words: winword wprd7 word7.0

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Keywords          : kbdta kbconversion WordCon kbmacroexample kbwordvba kbconvert 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbhowto

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