Determining the Number of Bookmarks Defined in a Document with WordBasic

Summary: Bookmarks can come in handy in a macro, if you can figure out how many there are. This WordBasic code does the trick. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 6, and Word 95.)

You can determine the number of bookmarks defined in a document by using the Count property with the Bookmarks collection object. This is done using the following WordBasic syntax:

x = CountBookmarks

where x is the variable you can then use in other macro lines.

Tip #759 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 6 | 95

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Determining the Number of Bookmarks Defined in a Document with WordBasic