Ghost brackets

[jpmcewan]

Suddenly, Word is putting brackets around any text that I select--and leaving
them. These do not print, but it's confusing to have these nonprinting
brackets thrown in--sometimes hard to tell them from real brackets I've
inserted. In addition, I often send documents electronically, and then people
are facing this doc with these ghost brackets (which look identical to real
brackets on the screen). How can I stop Word from doing this?

 

[Luc]

jpmcewan,
Seems like you are seeing bookmarks, normally you do not see them unless you
go to Tools - Options - View - under view section uncheck bookmarks. They
should not be inserted automatically by simple selecting text though.

 

[Peter T. Daniels]

But Bookmark brackets don't look like ordinary text brackets?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

That was my thought as well, and a recipient wouldn't see them unless he
also had bookmarks displayed, which most people don't by default.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

But Bookmark brackets don't look like ordinary text brackets?

 

[jpmcewan]

Thanks, Luc, but in Word 2008 I don't find "Options" under Tools. Searching
help for "bookmarks" reveals only references to bookmarks for the web.

The brackets are not really identical to typed brackets, they are taller.

I guess I still need help getting rid of them.
JPM

 

[jpmcewan]

Sorry, I was wrong, they're not really identical.
JPM

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The Mac equivalent of Options is Preferences, I think. And for Mac-specific
questions, you can always ask in the Macword group at
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/community/community.aspx?pid=newsgroups

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org