Bookmarks.Add method (Word)
Returns a Bookmark object that represents a bookmark added to a range.
Syntax
expression.Add (Name, Range)
expression Required. A variable that represents a 'Bookmarks' collection.
Parameters
| Name | Required/Optional | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Required | String | The name of the bookmark. The name cannot be more than 40 characters or include more than one word. |
| Range | Optional | Variant | The range of text marked by the bookmark. A bookmark can be set to a collapsed range (the insertion point). |
Return value
Bookmark
Example
This example adds a bookmark named myplace to the selection in the active document.
Sub BMark()
' Select some text in the active document prior
' to execution.
ActiveDocument.Bookmarks.Add _
Name:="myplace", Range:=Selection.Range
End Sub
This example adds a bookmark named mark at the insertion point.
Sub Mark()
ActiveDocument.Bookmarks.Add Name:="mark"
End Sub
This example adds a bookmark named third_para to the third paragraph in Letter.doc, and then it displays all the bookmarks for the document in the active window.
Sub ThirdPara()
Dim myDoc As Document
' To best illustrate this example,
' Letter.doc must be opened, not active,
' and contain more than 3 paragraphs.
Set myDoc = Documents("Letter.doc")
myDoc.Bookmarks.Add Name:="third_para", _
Range:=myDoc.Paragraphs(3).Range
myDoc.ActiveWindow.View.ShowBookmarks = True
End Sub
See also
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