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Navigate with Bookmarks


The Problem:

I need a way to move quickly from one part of a document to another. Hasn't Word got one?

The Solution:

Word offers several ways of moving quickly about a document: bookmarks, browse objects, and Go To.

A bookmark is a marker in a document. A bookmark can either mark a particular point (between characters or objects) or enclose one or more objects: a character, a word, a graphic, and so on. Bookmarks are hidden by default, but you can display them if you choose (see the next Annoyance).

Pretty much everything you do with bookmarks involves the Insert Bookmark command:

  • To insert a bookmark, place the insertion point at the appropriate point or select the objects you want to include in the bookmark. Then choose Insert Bookmark to display the Bookmark dialog box (see Figure 3-14), type an appropriately formatted name for the bookmark, and click the Add button.


    Tip: Bookmark names must start with a letter (not a number); can contain letters, numbers, and underscores after that; and can be up to 40 characters long. Each bookmark name must be unique in the document.
  • To go to a particular bookmark, choose Insert Bookmark, click the bookmark, and then click the Go To button.

  • To delete a bookmark, choose Insert Bookmark, click the bookmark, and then click the Delete button.

    Figure 3-14. Bookmarks provide a handy means of accessing specific parts of a document.


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