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

On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:08:00 -0800, Mickey <(E-Mail Removed)>
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...PrintChars.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
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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 <(E-Mail Removed)>
> 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...PrintChars.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.
>

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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:C5F29CD4-D173-40DA-B687-(E-Mail Removed)...
>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

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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:C5F29CD4-D173-40DA-B687-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >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
>
>
>

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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0A8FD65C-1327-4357-A2C9-(E-Mail Removed)...
> 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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:C5F29CD4-D173-40DA-B687-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >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
>>
>>
>>