In the previous version of Word, we would insert a book mark and we could see the actual book mark. For example, if you created a bookmark named, "book"...you could see that in word the word "book" in green italic, as long a you had the bookmarks unhidden.

Now, even if you have "see bookmarks" checked in the options, it just shows up as an I-beam thing. I have to run a macro called "Unhide bookmarks" to see the actual bookmark. Then, when I add an new bookmark, that remains hidden until I run the macro again! This is a real pain. Why can we just add a book mark and SEE it?
Then, hide them later if need be.

Without knowing what your "Unhide bookmarks" macro actually does, it's hard to advise on how you might make whatever it's doing the default.

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Paul Edstein
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All I know is that in the past version of Word that I had, when I put in a book mark, I could see it. It was not just an "I" - rather, it showed whatever it was I wrote for the bookmark...so if I created a bookmark that read, "solut" - I could see this book mark in green italics. Now, I cannot.

No Word version I know of has ever changed the appearance of bookmarked text (let alone to green italics) - and I've used almost every version since the early 1990s - including every version from Word 97 onwards, except for Word 2013.

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Paul Edstein
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Showing the book marks in green italics was the standard in this organization. It was the default. When you were ready to hand in a report or a work paper, you could hide the bookmarks but they still were there. I found this system to be very good because I could identify specific bookmarks in the documents. As described above, I may have 50 unique bookmarks in a document, each with a differnt name. The name would be visable when the bookmarks were unhidden.

This made the work a lot easier - that's why I'm really missing it now that we updated to the new MS Office.

I work for the U.S. Federal Government - an audit/regulatory agency. We do a great deal of writing. And a LOT of hyperlinking and as so, as much bookmarking because our policy is every hyperlink must go to a specific bookmark.

If anyone knows what I'm talking about - please chime in.

I need to see the book marks (not just the "I" thing).

As I've already said, no Word version has had such a feature. Maybe you were previously using a different word processor, or Word with a 3rd-party addin. If you want to format all bookmarks with green italics, that can be done easily enough with a macro, but that would by no means be dynamic:
Furthermore, without additional code, you could end up with non-bookmarked content being formatted with green italics (eg because a bookmark gets shortened or deleted). And, even with the above code, you won't see any green/italic text if the bookmark is in a field (e.g. and ASK field or SET field) or doesn't span any text (i.e. all you see in the document is the I beam).

In any event, none of this guarantees that "every hyperlink must go to a specific bookmark".

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Paul Edstein
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You are incorrect, sir.

You state, "no Word version has had such a feature. Maybe you were previously using a different word processor, or Word with a 3rd-party addin."

The version we had did have this feature. Maybe it did not come out of the box with this feature...but I assure you, it was a legitimate version of Microsoft Word.

It is possible that our organization engineered the software in some way and then provided it to us - we don't load it on ourselves, the IT staff does that.

In any case, we would use a bookmark pull-down menu and choose "create a bookmark"...a screen would appear. We would then name the bookmark and click OK. If unhidden, the bookmark would appear in green italics.

Providing code does not help me. We cannot monkey around with the code on our computers. This is the Federal Government and is now highly secured - so only certain qualified people can do anything like that on our computers.

I was hoping that someone could just tell me how to use the options that are provided and get that bookmark feature to work. I really need to see the unique identifier that I write for when I create a bookmark (not just the "I").

Bob,

All of your threads so far amount to one big whinge. It seems you aren't interested in knowing either the facts or how to deal with whatever the issues are.

If your organisation ever had a word-processor that formatted bookmarks in green italics, it either wasn't Word or it used a 3rd-party addin. That means you were using the very kind of code you say you "cannot monkey around with"!!!

Since you're not willing to accept anything I have to say, perhaps you should take all your issues up with your IT department. After all, they're paid to put up with this nonsense - I'm not.

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OK, Paul - no reason to start insulting - if you can't solve the problem, then move over and let someone else take a chance. I think your missing the point altogether.
Let me reiterate - thing have changed here. We have newer computers, a newer operating system and a newer version of Office. I'm trying to find ways to keep the features that we found very useful before, that now appear to be gone. Perhaps someone else out there can help. I use these features every day, so I'm going to persist in finding solutions.

The IT here does not concern himself with these kind of matters - he's trying to keep the entire system running and secure. I am only one small division in a huge Federal Department/Office.

None of your problems have anything to do with a change in Word version or Operating System.

Bookmarks in Word 2010 are no different to previous versions.

Hyperlinks in Office 2010 are no different to previous versions.

Window size & position management is no different to previous versions.

Complaining about the supposed differences demonstrates that you don't understand these basic facts. Coming back after you've been assured of this and insisting otherwise shows you're unwilling to accept that the facts are anything other than what you want them to be. If you previously had anything that reformatted bookmarks, managed hyperlinks through a SaveAs or managed window size/position it was all done via 3rd-party software. If your organisation intended you to have the same facilities after the upgrade, it should have upgraded the corresponding 3rd-party software as well. being "a huge Federal Department/Office", I'm sure they have the resources for whatever they deem necessary. If they haven't done so and you're unwilling or unable to implement the solutions offered/suggested, there is nothing anyone else can do about it.

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Paul Edstein
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Paul - nevertheless, since your the only name I see address these questions (why is that?), I'd like a second opinion. In the mean time, I will try to get the question answered by some of our so called experts within the organization.

This problem has been solved internally. It seems we had created a macro that would insert a visable book mark. It would appear in green italics. Other macros were also created to easily hide or unhide these bookmarks. When updating to the new version of MS Office, I failed to put this macro button on my toolbar. Instead, I was using the generic bookmark button provided in Word. So, problem solved. Sorry for taking up space on this forum with the issue - how could you have known? Thanks for endulging me - although you did not solve the problem directly, you helped me articulate the problem so that I could get to some answers from out folks in our mother office.

Actually Paul was not being insulting at all. He was giving you facts. He is one of the most knowledgeable people about Word around.

Thanks Gerry,

I find it somewhat ironic that the OP, after having rejected the idea of using a macro because:
eventually turns around and says:

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Well I am not sure how much the OP has to do with it. IT departments are not always known for their transparency. For all that the OP posted, I would give them the benefit of the doubt; it is quite possible they did not know it was a macro.

Not that this excuses the fact they refused to listen.