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Bookmarks - Automatic???
Hi,
I'm working on a document and NOT adding bookmarks but bookmarks keep showing up. They are somehow automatically getting added. Any ideas why or how I can delete all of them at once? Thanks, Mickey |
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Bookmarks - Automatic???
On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:08:00 -0800, Mickey
wrote: Hi, I'm working on a document and NOT adding bookmarks but bookmarks keep showing up. They are somehow automatically getting added. Any ideas why or how I can delete all of them at once? Thanks, Mickey How do you know that bookmarks are "showing up"? Are they listed in the Bookmarks dialog? Unless the Bookmarks option is turned on in Tools Options View, they're invisible in the text. When the option is turned on, they appear as gray thick square brackets at the ends of the marked text, or as a thick I-beam between characters if the bookmark is collapsed to a point. If that isn't what you see, then it's something else (http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Format...rintChars.htm). If they really are bookmarks, they may be created by inserting or updating a table of contents, cross-references, or ASK fields or form fields. If that's what's responsible, you can't delete the bookmarks without disabling the features. Other than that, I've never heard of spontaneous bookmark generation. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Bookmarks - Automatic???
I have notice in the Bookmark dialog box bookmark with names like "OLE####",
when you track these they tend to at locations of portions of text that has recently been pasted in (even Paste Unformatted Text). I have not been able to find a reason for this as the source did not have any Bookmark or link of any kind associated or find a setting that may associate pasting as bookmark/hyperlink, etc. that can explain this. I tend to do a check for these anomalous Bookmarks before send any document out and have noticed they appear in approximately 1 in 10 documents. Strange. DeanH "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:08:00 -0800, Mickey wrote: Hi, I'm working on a document and NOT adding bookmarks but bookmarks keep showing up. They are somehow automatically getting added. Any ideas why or how I can delete all of them at once? Thanks, Mickey How do you know that bookmarks are "showing up"? Are they listed in the Bookmarks dialog? Unless the Bookmarks option is turned on in Tools Options View, they're invisible in the text. When the option is turned on, they appear as gray thick square brackets at the ends of the marked text, or as a thick I-beam between characters if the bookmark is collapsed to a point. If that isn't what you see, then it's something else (http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Format...rintChars.htm). If they really are bookmarks, they may be created by inserting or updating a table of contents, cross-references, or ASK fields or form fields. If that's what's responsible, you can't delete the bookmarks without disabling the features. Other than that, I've never heard of spontaneous bookmark generation. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Bookmarks - Automatic???
What you are describing is usually due to an add-in from Excel. Chances are
you are starting Excel while Word is running. Some add-ins use the Clipboard for their custom toolbar images and I suspect that's where the Bookmarks are coming from, to identify the Clipboard content so it can be replaced once the add-in is finished using the Clipboard. IIRC, it's an Adobe add-in. I might be in the XLStart folder rather in the Tools/Add-ins list. I suspected this (or a something similar) might be the case with "Mickey" and have been watching this thread to make this suggestion if he verified what he was seeing were indeed bookmarks. :-) Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email cannot be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "DeanH" wrote in message ... I have notice in the Bookmark dialog box bookmark with names like "OLE####", when you track these they tend to at locations of portions of text that has recently been pasted in (even Paste Unformatted Text). I have not been able to find a reason for this as the source did not have any Bookmark or link of any kind associated or find a setting that may associate pasting as bookmark/hyperlink, etc. that can explain this. I tend to do a check for these anomalous Bookmarks before send any document out and have noticed they appear in approximately 1 in 10 documents. Strange. DeanH |
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Bookmarks - Automatic???
Many thanks Beth for the suggestion.
These bookmarks could be due to me starting Excel whilst Word is running, as I often have to open Excel for info and then move on. Next time I see these little critters I shall make a note if I had indeed opened Excel. As to an Add-In, my XLStart is empty and my Tools/AddIns list is all unchecked. Thanks again Beth. DeanH ps.What does "IIRC" stand for. "Beth Melton" wrote: What you are describing is usually due to an add-in from Excel. Chances are you are starting Excel while Word is running. Some add-ins use the Clipboard for their custom toolbar images and I suspect that's where the Bookmarks are coming from, to identify the Clipboard content so it can be replaced once the add-in is finished using the Clipboard. IIRC, it's an Adobe add-in. I might be in the XLStart folder rather in the Tools/Add-ins list. I suspected this (or a something similar) might be the case with "Mickey" and have been watching this thread to make this suggestion if he verified what he was seeing were indeed bookmarks. :-) Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email cannot be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "DeanH" wrote in message ... I have notice in the Bookmark dialog box bookmark with names like "OLE####", when you track these they tend to at locations of portions of text that has recently been pasted in (even Paste Unformatted Text). I have not been able to find a reason for this as the source did not have any Bookmark or link of any kind associated or find a setting that may associate pasting as bookmark/hyperlink, etc. that can explain this. I tend to do a check for these anomalous Bookmarks before send any document out and have noticed they appear in approximately 1 in 10 documents. Strange. DeanH |
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Bookmarks - Automatic???
It could be another application, and the add-in may not be an Adobe add-in,
but it's usually an add-in found in another application and not Word. :-) Also note there are two XLStart folders that are used, one in Program Files and the other in your profile. Regarding your PS: IIRC=If I recall correctly. Here's a link to other abbreviations you might encounter in the newsgroups: http://word.mvps.org/FindHelp/Jargon.htm Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email cannot be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "DeanH" wrote in message ... Many thanks Beth for the suggestion. These bookmarks could be due to me starting Excel whilst Word is running, as I often have to open Excel for info and then move on. Next time I see these little critters I shall make a note if I had indeed opened Excel. As to an Add-In, my XLStart is empty and my Tools/AddIns list is all unchecked. Thanks again Beth. DeanH ps.What does "IIRC" stand for. "Beth Melton" wrote: What you are describing is usually due to an add-in from Excel. Chances are you are starting Excel while Word is running. Some add-ins use the Clipboard for their custom toolbar images and I suspect that's where the Bookmarks are coming from, to identify the Clipboard content so it can be replaced once the add-in is finished using the Clipboard. IIRC, it's an Adobe add-in. I might be in the XLStart folder rather in the Tools/Add-ins list. I suspected this (or a something similar) might be the case with "Mickey" and have been watching this thread to make this suggestion if he verified what he was seeing were indeed bookmarks. :-) Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email cannot be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "DeanH" wrote in message ... I have notice in the Bookmark dialog box bookmark with names like "OLE####", when you track these they tend to at locations of portions of text that has recently been pasted in (even Paste Unformatted Text). I have not been able to find a reason for this as the source did not have any Bookmark or link of any kind associated or find a setting that may associate pasting as bookmark/hyperlink, etc. that can explain this. I tend to do a check for these anomalous Bookmarks before send any document out and have noticed they appear in approximately 1 in 10 documents. Strange. DeanH |
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