the "[ ]" marks

[Jimmy Clay]

In Word 2007, I've noticed I sometime get " [ ] " marks in my document. I
believe it makes them when I do a copy. What are they and can I make it
stop? Thanks.

 

[Terry Farrell]

These usually indicate a Bookmark. You can check this by using Tools,
Options, View and deselect the Bookmark option. If the [ ] mark hides, you
know it is definitely a Bookmark (probably hidden in the original source)
that is being copied across.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

No Tools | Options in Word 2007. Look in Office Button | Word Options
something about Display/View.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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These usually indicate a Bookmark. You can check this by using Tools,
Options, View and deselect the Bookmark option. If the [ ] mark hides, you
know it is definitely a Bookmark (probably hidden in the original source)
that is being copied across.

--
Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP

In Word 2007, I've noticed I sometime get " [ ] " marks in my document. I
believe it makes them when I do a copy. What are they and can I make it
stop? Thanks.

 

[djprius]

No Tools | Options in Word 2007. Look in Office Button | Word Options
something about Display/View.

In Word 2007, the exact path is:
Office Button | Word Options | Advanced | Show Document Content.
Uncheck the 'Show Bookmarks' box

David

 

[Beth Melton]

As noted, what you are seeing are bookmarks. If they appear only when you
copy then usually the cause of this is an add-in. But it's not in Word, it's
in Excel. So if Excel is also running when you encounter this behavior
(which I suspect it is since you noted sometimes), in Excel click the
Microsoft Office Button, click Excel Options, and then click Add-Ins. Note
the add-ins in the Active Application Add-ins list. If you have any for
Adobe (which I know uses the Clipboard and preserves the content first) or
other add-ins that may be familiar to you, disable it to prevent it from
loading when Excel starts. To disable the add-in, use the Manage drop down
at the bottom, select the Type of add-in, and then click Go. You should be
able to deselect the add-in the dialog box that displays.

If you find an add-in to be the cause and you utilize the add-in then
unfortunately you will have to live with the 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/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

 

[Jimmy Clay]

You guys are right about it being a bookmark. Everytime I do a copy, it
creates a bookmark with the name "OLE_Link" + a number. But I don't have
Excel opened. Also I disabled all my add-ins and it still does it. It seem
very odd to me.

As noted, what you are seeing are bookmarks. If they appear only when you
copy then usually the cause of this is an add-in. But it's not in Word,
it's in Excel. So if Excel is also running when you encounter this
behavior (which I suspect it is since you noted sometimes), in Excel click
the Microsoft Office Button, click Excel Options, and then click Add-Ins.
Note the add-ins in the Active Application Add-ins list. If you have any
for Adobe (which I know uses the Clipboard and preserves the content
first) or other add-ins that may be familiar to you, disable it to prevent
it from loading when Excel starts. To disable the add-in, use the Manage
drop down at the bottom, select the Type of add-in, and then click Go. You
should be able to deselect the add-in the dialog box that displays.

If you find an add-in to be the cause and you utilize the add-in then
unfortunately you will have to live with the 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/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

In Word 2007, I've noticed I sometime get " [ ] " marks in my document. I
believe it makes them when I do a copy. What are they and can I make it
stop? Thanks.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Thanks, David. I hope to be up and running with Word 2007 within a week or
so, so perhaps I can stop giving these lame replies. <g>

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

 

[macropod]

Hi Mark,

For some reason, Word automatically creates the "OLE_Link" bookmarks without waiting to find out whether you're actually going to
paste the copied range as a link. When it makes such an error, you can safely delete the bookmarks.

Cheers
--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
-------------------------

You guys are right about it being a bookmark. Everytime I do a copy, it creates a bookmark with the name "OLE_Link" + a number.
But I don't have Excel opened. Also I disabled all my add-ins and it still does it. It seem very odd to me.

As noted, what you are seeing are bookmarks. If they appear only when you copy then usually the cause of this is an add-in. But
it's not in Word, it's in Excel. So if Excel is also running when you encounter this behavior (which I suspect it is since you
noted sometimes), in Excel click the Microsoft Office Button, click Excel Options, and then click Add-Ins. Note the add-ins in
the Active Application Add-ins list. If you have any for Adobe (which I know uses the Clipboard and preserves the content first)
or other add-ins that may be familiar to you, disable it to prevent it from loading when Excel starts. To disable the add-in, use
the Manage drop down at the bottom, select the Type of add-in, and then click Go. You should be able to deselect the add-in the
dialog box that displays.

If you find an add-in to be the cause and you utilize the add-in then unfortunately you will have to live with the 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/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

In Word 2007, I've noticed I sometime get " [ ] " marks in my document. I believe it makes them when I do a copy. What are they
and can I make it stop? Thanks.

 

[Beth Melton]

If that's how they are marked then they are definitely attributed to an
add-in. Since you mentioned OLE_Link another add-in, OmniPage comes to mind.
For this one check Tools/Templates and add-ins in Word.

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/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

You guys are right about it being a bookmark. Everytime I do a copy, it
creates a bookmark with the name "OLE_Link" + a number. But I don't have
Excel opened. Also I disabled all my add-ins and it still does it. It
seem very odd to me.

As noted, what you are seeing are bookmarks. If they appear only when you
copy then usually the cause of this is an add-in. But it's not in Word,
it's in Excel. So if Excel is also running when you encounter this
behavior (which I suspect it is since you noted sometimes), in Excel
click the Microsoft Office Button, click Excel Options, and then click
Add-Ins. Note the add-ins in the Active Application Add-ins list. If you
have any for Adobe (which I know uses the Clipboard and preserves the
content first) or other add-ins that may be familiar to you, disable it
to prevent it from loading when Excel starts. To disable the add-in, use
the Manage drop down at the bottom, select the Type of add-in, and then
click Go. You should be able to deselect the add-in the dialog box that
displays.

If you find an add-in to be the cause and you utilize the add-in then
unfortunately you will have to live with the 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/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

In Word 2007, I've noticed I sometime get " [ ] " marks in my document.
I believe it makes them when I do a copy. What are they and can I make
it stop? Thanks.

 

[Beth Melton]

Word shouldn't do this. If you are seeing it as well then perhaps you have
the same or similar add-in?

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/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

Hi Mark,

For some reason, Word automatically creates the "OLE_Link" bookmarks
without waiting to find out whether you're actually going to paste the
copied range as a link. When it makes such an error, you can safely delete
the bookmarks.

Cheers
--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
-------------------------

You guys are right about it being a bookmark. Everytime I do a copy, it
creates a bookmark with the name "OLE_Link" + a number. But I don't have
Excel opened. Also I disabled all my add-ins and it still does it. It
seem very odd to me.

As noted, what you are seeing are bookmarks. If they appear only when
you copy then usually the cause of this is an add-in. But it's not in
Word, it's in Excel. So if Excel is also running when you encounter this
behavior (which I suspect it is since you noted sometimes), in Excel
click the Microsoft Office Button, click Excel Options, and then click
Add-Ins. Note the add-ins in the Active Application Add-ins list. If you
have any for Adobe (which I know uses the Clipboard and preserves the
content first) or other add-ins that may be familiar to you, disable it
to prevent it from loading when Excel starts. To disable the add-in, use
the Manage drop down at the bottom, select the Type of add-in, and then
click Go. You should be able to deselect the add-in the dialog box that
displays.

If you find an add-in to be the cause and you utilize the add-in then
unfortunately you will have to live with the 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/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

In Word 2007, I've noticed I sometime get " [ ] " marks in my document.
I believe it makes them when I do a copy. What are they and can I make
it stop? Thanks.

 

[Terry Farrell]

Thanks Dave and Suzanne: I overlooked the Word 2007 bit (again).

Terry

 

[Jimmy Clay]

I believe I've discovered the problem. It wasn't a Word add-in, but was a
freeware program called FreeClip. It's one of those clipboard programs that
stores multiple clips from the Windows Clipboard. Why it would cause a
bookmark I don't know. But when I exit the program, Word stops creating the
unwanted bookmarks.

If that's how they are marked then they are definitely attributed to an
add-in. Since you mentioned OLE_Link another add-in, OmniPage comes to
mind. For this one check Tools/Templates and add-ins in Word.

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/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

You guys are right about it being a bookmark. Everytime I do a copy, it
creates a bookmark with the name "OLE_Link" + a number. But I don't have
Excel opened. Also I disabled all my add-ins and it still does it. It
seem very odd to me.

As noted, what you are seeing are bookmarks. If they appear only when
you
copy then usually the cause of this is an add-in. But it's not in Word,
it's in Excel. So if Excel is also running when you encounter this
behavior (which I suspect it is since you noted sometimes), in Excel
click the Microsoft Office Button, click Excel Options, and then click
Add-Ins. Note the add-ins in the Active Application Add-ins list. If you
have any for Adobe (which I know uses the Clipboard and preserves the
content first) or other add-ins that may be familiar to you, disable it
to prevent it from loading when Excel starts. To disable the add-in, use
the Manage drop down at the bottom, select the Type of add-in, and then
click Go. You should be able to deselect the add-in the dialog box that
displays.

If you find an add-in to be the cause and you utilize the add-in then
unfortunately you will have to live with the 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/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

In Word 2007, I've noticed I sometime get " [ ] " marks in my document.
I believe it makes them when I do a copy. What are they and can I make
it stop? Thanks.

 

[Beth Melton]

More than likely, FreeClip also used a Word add-in, a COM add-in to hook
into Word. Those are a bit difficult to find so I'm glad you were able to
locate the source of the problem.

Thanks for letting us know what you found. I'll have to add FreeClip to my
list, that one is new to me for this issue.

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/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

I believe I've discovered the problem. It wasn't a Word add-in, but was a
freeware program called FreeClip. It's one of those clipboard programs
that stores multiple clips from the Windows Clipboard. Why it would cause a
bookmark I don't know. But when I exit the program, Word stops creating the
unwanted bookmarks.

If that's how they are marked then they are definitely attributed to an
add-in. Since you mentioned OLE_Link another add-in, OmniPage comes to
mind. For this one check Tools/Templates and add-ins in Word.

You guys are right about it being a bookmark. Everytime I do a copy, it
creates a bookmark with the name "OLE_Link" + a number. But I don't
have
Excel opened. Also I disabled all my add-ins and it still does it. It
seem very odd to me.


As noted, what you are seeing are bookmarks. If they appear only when
you
copy then usually the cause of this is an add-in. But it's not in Word,
it's in Excel. So if Excel is also running when you encounter this
behavior (which I suspect it is since you noted sometimes), in Excel
click the Microsoft Office Button, click Excel Options, and then click
Add-Ins. Note the add-ins in the Active Application Add-ins list. If
you
have any for Adobe (which I know uses the Clipboard and preserves the
content first) or other add-ins that may be familiar to you, disable it
to prevent it from loading when Excel starts. To disable the add-in,
use
the Manage drop down at the bottom, select the Type of add-in, and then
click Go. You should be able to deselect the add-in the dialog box that
displays.

If you find an add-in to be the cause and you utilize the add-in then
unfortunately you will have to live with the 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/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

In Word 2007, I've noticed I sometime get " [ ] " marks in my
document.
I believe it makes them when I do a copy. What are they and can I
make
it stop? Thanks.