On Wed, 8 Oct 2008 15:57:01 -0700, Idaho Word Man
wrote:
For the last couple of weeks, my computer has been putting random bits of
text or graphics into bookmarks. The text or graphic is still there, and it
prints just fine, but on-screen I can see gray square brackets around it. It
might be in the middle of a page that [I'll see some]thing like this. (with
the brackets gray, of course) I have two questions about this nuisance.
First, does anybody have any ideas on what setting might be causing this?
Second, is there an easy way to remove the bookmark? If it were a
hyperlink, I could just right-click and select "Remove hyperlink." But I
can't find anything like that for bookmarks.
When the bookmark is text, I can copy it and then paste it back as
unformatted text. If I've selected a word on either side of the bookmark,
that works pretty well. It's a little harder if it's graphics or if it
contains a field code.
I'm running Word 2003 and Windows XP Professional.
Thanks,
Fred
You're seeing the "brackets" because you have the Bookmarks option turned on in
Tools Options View.
You can get rid of a bookmark, without affecting anything contained in it and
without any kind of copy/paste travail, by selecting its name in the Add
Bookmark dialog and clicking the Delete button. Usually the correct name will be
shown in the dialog if you position the cursor inside the bookmark before
clicking Insert Bookmark. (The possible exception occurs if two or more
bookmarks simultaneously include the cursor position.)
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Regards,
Jay Freedman
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