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Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated October 25, 2018)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
As part of a macro, you may have a need to work with information stored in a bookmark. For instance, you may need to extract the text in a bookmark, assign it to a variable, and then do some processing based on the variable contents.
There are two ways you can assign the contents of a bookmark to a variable in a VBA macro. The first is to simply jump to the bookmark and select it, then make the variable equal to the contents of the selection. The following code lines will perform this action for a bookmark named MyBookmark:
Dim sMyString As String Selection.GoTo What:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="MyBookmark" sMyString = Selection.Text
If you don't want to change the selection within the document, you can also simply work with the Bookmarks collection maintained by Word. Assuming you still need the contents of the MyBookmark bookmark, the following code will do the trick:
Please Note:
This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Word 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Word, click here:
Dim sMyString As String
sMyString = ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("MyBookmark").Range.Text
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2020-10-07 06:36:30
Dear Mr Wyatt
I would like to ask how to associate the command button to fill-in fields (bookmarks) in a word file. Let us say I have a docx file with fill-in fields (updated and filled in through popup windows through CTRL+F9 like in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZBUN9oH7Tg) and I would like to fill them all at once through a click on a command button. I inserted a simple command button and put in the VBA code:
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
ActiveDocument.FormFields(xxxxx).Result = InputBox(xxx)
End Sub
But it does not work because I have not associated the button with the fill-in bookmarks..Thanks for your suggestions.
Stanley
2017-10-21 23:15:08
Ango
is it possible to insert text from a bookmark in a closed word file into a new word doc via excel vba - the bookmark names are in an excel list - can anyone help?
2015-05-01 12:21:49
Hannah
Currently I have language that generates a second page if needed based on a selection but I need to add a bookmark to the second page. How do I add a bookmark to the second page when it doesn't show up unless it needs to show up.
2015-04-29 06:14:43
Jaume Estrany Mas
How do I capture the value of a form field drop-down list in Word?
I used "Msgbox (ActiveDocument.Bookmarks (" list "). Range.Text" and not working.
If it is a text form field if it works.
Greetings, Jaume
2015-04-02 11:39:31
DonnaS
Hello, I am working on a project in Word 2013. Here's my last item. I have a drop-down list that allows for a search of a city. Once chosen, a second drop-down list is populated. The user picks from this list and now has two items chosen. For instance: City, Venue. I have this part complete and working.
Once we have a city and a venue I want the bottom part of the Word doc to fill with the details of that Venue. I have those stored and could make each a bookmark tied to the Venue? Or?
I'm stumped how to do this. I'm thinking bookmarks, but the second drop-down is a bookmark entitled ddVenue and because the value is always changing it doesn't seem possible. I'm open to QuickParts too. Or? It needs to happen automatically without user involvement.
I'm thinking it will probably need to be some type of VBA code that makes the bookmark variable, but I'm not certain how to do this. VBA is my weakness. Any thoughts? Direction?
Thank you!
Donna
2015-03-16 07:07:59
Ken Endacott
If you also want the text within each bookmark:
Sub TypeBookmarks()
Dim BookmarkName() As String
Dim aBookmark As Bookmark
Dim k As Long
Dim ignoreCode As String
ignoreCode = "" ' change to "-" to hide hidden bookmarks
ReDim BookmarkName(0)
k = 1
For Each aBookmark In ActiveDocument.Bookmarks
If Left(aBookmark.Name, 1) <> ignoreCode Then
ReDim Preserve BookmarkName(k)
BookmarkName(k) = "Name:" & aBookmark.Name & " Text:" & aBookmark.Range.Text
k = k + 1
End If
Next aBookmark
Selection.EndKey Unit:=wdStory
For k = 0 To UBound(BookmarkName)
Selection.TypeText vbCrLf & BookmarkName(k)
Next k
End Sub
2015-03-16 06:58:11
Ken Endacott
Sub TypeBookmarks()
Dim BookmarkName() As String
Dim aBookmark As Bookmark
Dim k As Long
Dim ignoreCode As String
ignoreCode = "" ' change to "-" to hide hidden bookmarks
ReDim BookmarkName(0)
k = 1
For Each aBookmark In ActiveDocument.Bookmarks
If Left(aBookmark.Name, 1) <> ignoreCode Then
ReDim Preserve BookmarkName(k)
BookmarkName(k) = aBookmark.Name
k = k + 1
End If
Next aBookmark
Selection.EndKey Unit:=wdStory
For k = 0 To UBound(BookmarkName)
Selection.TypeText vbCrLf & BookmarkName(k)
Next k
End Sub
2015-03-16 02:03:59
Johannes van der Zwan
Good day
I would like to see a macro that creates a sorted array of all the bookmarks and insert the array at the end of my document.
In the hope you can help me with this.
Thank you very much.
Johannes
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