Bookmark Not Showing Bookmark

RegAudit · #1 03-15-2015, 08:34 PM

I am using Word 2010. I inserted bookmarks in a document. I made the bookmarks visible by by checking the appropriate box in the Word set-up.

The bookmarks look like this: I

I want the book marks to reflect the names I am giving them.
For example if I name a bookmark "alpha," I would like to see "alpha" in the document next to the text I am bookmarking.

How can I do this?

gmayor · #2 03-16-2015, 05:40 AM

The short answer is no, but you could use a macro to add hidden text at the bookmarked location. How useful that wopuld be in practice, I can't say but

Code:

Sub LabelBookmarks()
Dim oBM As Bookmark
Dim oRng As Range
    For Each oBM In ActiveDocument.Bookmarks
        Set oRng = oBM.Range
        oRng.Collapse 1
        oRng.Text = oBM.Name
        oRng.Font.Hidden = True
        oRng.End = oBM.End + 1
        oRng.Collapse 0
    Next oBM
    ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View.ShowHiddenText = True
lbl_Exit:
Set oBM = Nothing
Set oRng = Nothing
    Exit Sub
End Sub

will do that.

Rather more useful would be http://www.gmayor.com/BookmarkandVariableEditor.htm which will list the bookmarks and their contents and provide easy access to them.

RegAudit · #3 03-16-2015, 10:12 AM

It would be useful because I could see the names of the bookmarks in the document.

RegAudit · #4 03-16-2015, 10:14 AM

I was looking for my Normal file template and could not find it. I revealed all hidden the files. It used to be in a folder called Templates, under User/Roaming...or something like that. I believe that's where my macro were stored.

Guessed · #5 03-16-2015, 08:40 PM

I would add the bookmark name by using the commenting function. IMO, that is much more user friendly. The code to do that is as follows.

Code:

Sub LabelBookmarks()
  Dim oBM As Bookmark
  For Each oBM In ActiveDocument.Bookmarks
    ActiveDocument.Comments.Add oBM.Range, "Bookmark: " & oBM.Name
  Next oBM

lbl_Exit:
  Set oBM = Nothing
  Exit Sub
End Sub

gmayor · #6 03-16-2015, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RegAudit

I was looking for my Normal file template and could not find it. I revealed all hidden the files. It used to be in a folder called Templates, under User/Roaming...or something like that. I believe that's where my macro were stored.

If you have not changed the default location enter or copy
%appdata%\Microsoft\Templates
to the address window of Windows Explorer and you will be taken to the folder that contains the default template - which for Word 2007 on is normal.dotm. Note that this folder is normally hidden.

gmayor · #7 03-16-2015, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guessed

I would add the bookmark name by using the commenting function. IMO, that is much more user friendly.

I am inclined to agree

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