An item that refers to a bookmark isn't updated correctly.An item that refers to a bookmark isn't updated correctly.
Make sure bookmarks are visible before you make changes Before you edit a bookmarked item, make sure you're editing the text or graphics inside the bookmark. To display bookmarks, click Options on the Tools menu, click the View tab, and then select the Bookmarks check box.
Update the field Microsoft Word inserts cross-references as fields. If a cross-reference doesn't reflect changes you make in the bookmark it refers to, you need to update the fields. Select the cross-reference, right-click the field code, and then click Update Field on the shortcut menu.
I see "Error! Reference source not found." instead of my text.
Make sure that the bookmark you referred to still exists You may have accidentally deleted the bookmark itself or the text that contains the bookmark.
Make sure that field names are spelled correctly Many items that use bookmarks ù for example, cross-references and indexes ù are inserted as fields. If the field name isn't spelled correctly, you might receive an error message.
Update the field Select the document, right-click any field code, and then click Update Field on the shortcut menu.
I see "Error! Bookmark not defined." instead of my text.
This message can occur when a bookmark is referenced to by a page number, but the bookmark has been deleted.
When I insert an AutoText entry that contains a bookmark, the bookmark is missing.
When you create an AutoText entry that contains a bookmark, make sure you select all of the text contained in the bookmark, including the opening and closing bookmark brackets.
You can use an AutoText entry to insert a specific bookmark in only one place in a document. If you store text that contains a bookmark as an AutoText entry, Microsoft Word stores the bookmark with the entry. If you insert the AutoText entry more than once in a document, Word removes the bookmark from the previous entry and attaches it to the most recent entry.
I don't get the results I expect when I edit a bookmark.
You can cut, copy, and paste items that are marked with a bookmark. You can also add text to, and delete text from, marked items.
| If you | This will happen |
|---|---|
| Copy all or part of a marked item to another location in the same document | The bookmark remains with the original item; the copy is not marked. |
| Copy an entire marked item to another document | Both documents will contain identical items and identical bookmarks. |
| Cut an entire marked item, and then paste it in either the same document or a different document | The item and the bookmark move to the new location. |
| Delete part of a marked item | The bookmark stays with the remaining text. |
| Add text between any two characters marked by a bookmark | The addition is included in the bookmark. |
| Click directly after the opening bracket of a bookmark, and then add to the item ù for example, add additional text | The addition is included in the bookmark. |
| Click directly after the ending bracket of a bookmark, and then add to the item | The addition is not included in the bookmark. |
| Click at the end of a bookmark in a table, and then add a new row | The added row is included in the bookmark. |