Internet Assistant: Bookmarks in Tables Convert Incorrectly

• Microsoft Internet Assistant for Word, versions 1.0, 1.0z
• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0a, 6.0c

SYMPTOMS

Bookmarks in tables may convert incorrectly.

• If each cell in a table row contains a bookmark, all of the bookmarks (anchors) will nest around the text from the first cell when converted to HTML. The text from the first cell will be surrounded by three bookmarks. For example:

      <PRE WIDTH=132>
      <A NAME="a"><A NAME="b"><A NAME="c">one</A></A></A>    two     three
      </PRE>
  
     By contrast, if you bookmark only the text within each cell, the
     bookmarks are converted correctly.
  
  

  appear before the contents from the first cell of that row. For example:

    <PRE WIDTH=132>
    <A NAME="row"></A>one                two                three
    </PRE>

  contents from the first cell. For example:

    <PRE WIDTH=132>
    <A NAME="row">one</A>                two                three
    </PRE>

  contents from the first cell in the first row. If multiple columns were
  bookmarked, the contents from the first cell will be nested inside
  multiple anchor tags.

    <PRE WIDTH=132>
    <A NAME="first"><A NAME "second">one</A></A>                two
    </PRE>

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Internet Assistant for Word, versions 1.0 and 1.0z. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

RESOLUTION

To preserve your bookmarks after converting to HTML, bookmark the specific text within the table instead of bookmarking entire cells, columns, rows, or the table.