Cross Referencing Bookmarks populated from a userform Word 2010

macropod · #1 07-11-2014, 04:32 PM

When you output text to a collapsed bookmarked range, the text gets inserted after it. The 'correct' way to update a bookmark is to use code like:

Code:

Sub UpdateBookmark(StrBkMk As String, StrTxt As String)
Dim BkMkRng As Range
With ActiveDocument
  If .Bookmarks.Exists(StrBkMk) Then
    Set BkMkRng = .Bookmarks(StrBkMk).Range
    BkMkRng.Text = StrTxt
    .Bookmarks.Add StrBkMk, BkMkRng
  End If
  .Fields.Update
End With
Set BkMkRng = Nothing
End Sub

and call the process with something like:
Call UpdateBookmark("bookmark_name", "bookmark_text")
If needed, you can call the same sub repeatedly, with different bookmark names and/or bookmark text, such as when you have multiple bookmarks to update or when you need to change the contents of a particular bookmark.
The .Fields.Update method updates the cross-references.

DaniC · #2 09-17-2014, 08:31 AM

please help!

i'm having a similar issue. I created a user form to insert text at bookmarks, i have one bookmark id like to repeat throughout the document. I just need to get the cross references to update. ive read : http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Macros...AtBookmark.htm
and now my bookmark isnt deleted but the references dont update. I dont understand how to "call" for the updatebookmark as i'm not familar with coding/coding terms. ive tried inserting the code in multiple places unsuccesfully.

this is what the code looks like now, both the bookmark and text box are "companyname"

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
With activedocument
Dim BMRange As Range
Set BMRange = activedocument.Bookmarks("companyname").Range
BMRange.Text = companyname
activedocument.Bookmarks.Add "companyname", BMRange
updatebookmark (companyname)
End With
UserForm1.Hide

End Sub

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