Code like:
ThisDocument.Bookmarks("FirstName").Range.Text
returns an entire bookmark's text.

Code like:
ThisDocument.Bookmarks("FirstName").Range.Words(1)
returns only the first 'word' from the bookmarked text.

Code like:
ThisDocument.Bookmarks("FirstName").Range.Word(1)
generates an error!

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Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]