Weird gray brackets

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Why does Word sometimes have these semitransparent gray brackets around text
[ ] ? They do not print with the document, but I can't seem to get rid of
them from the text.
 
Bookmarks. You can toggle the display off from the View tab of Tools |
Options.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Can you remove the bookmark? Or can you only hide it from view?

Suzanne S. Barnhill said:
Bookmarks. You can toggle the display off from the View tab of Tools |
Options.

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

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W M said:
Why does Word sometimes have these semitransparent gray brackets around text
[ ] ? They do not print with the document, but I can't seem to get rid of
them from the text.
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Nevermind Suzanne, I found it. I went to insert ---> bookmark and deleted
the one I wanted.

Thank you for your help.
Wendy

W M said:
Can you remove the bookmark? Or can you only hide it from view?

Suzanne S. Barnhill said:
Bookmarks. You can toggle the display off from the View tab of Tools |
Options.

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

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W M said:
Why does Word sometimes have these semitransparent gray brackets
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around
text
[ ] ? They do not print with the document, but I can't seem to get
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
rid
of
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It's probably ok, but if Word (or a previous author) inserted the bookmark, say, for a cross-reference, deleting it will break the cross-reference.

Regards,
Klaus



W M said:
Nevermind Suzanne, I found it. I went to insert ---> bookmark and deleted
the one I wanted.

Thank you for your help.
Wendy

W M said:
Can you remove the bookmark? Or can you only hide it from view?

Suzanne S. Barnhill said:
Bookmarks. You can toggle the display off from the View tab of Tools |
Options.

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

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

Why does Word sometimes have these semitransparent gray brackets around
text
[ ] ? They do not print with the document, but I can't seem to get
Click to expand...
rid
of
them from the text.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
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