WD97: Returning Bookmarks Sorted by Location or Alphabetically

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

You can return a list of bookmarks in a document sorted either alphabetically or by placement. Omitting or including the Range object in your command will determine that sort order. This article contains examples for both methods.

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Method 1: To Return a List of Bookmarks Sorted Alphabetically

The following macro demonstrates how to return the list of bookmarks in a document alphabetically. Note that, in this example, the Range object has been excluded from the ActiveDocument.Bookmarks command line.

   Sub GetBookMarksByName()
      Dim oBookMark As Object
      For Each oBookMark In ActiveDocument.Bookmarks
         MsgBox oBookMark.Name
      Next
   End Sub

Method 2: To Return a List of Bookmarks Sorted by Placement

The following macro demonstrates how to return the list of bookmarks in a document by order of placement. Note that, in this example, the Range object is part of the ActiveDocument.Bookmarks command line.

   Sub GetBookMarksByPlacement()
      Dim oBookMark As Object
      For Each oBookMark In ActiveDocument.Range.Bookmarks
         MsgBox oBookMark.Name
      Next
   End Sub

Keywords          : kbcode kbmacro kbprg kbwordvba
Version           : 97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto