WD97: Bookmark at Beginning of Line Is Lost When Copying

ID: Q195687

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you paste a selection that contains a bookmark as the first item in the selection into a new document, the bookmark may be lost.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, make sure the selection contains some information (for example, a space) before the bookmark. When you paste the selection, the bookmark will be retained.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

A bookmark is a location or selection of text that you name for reference purposes. Word marks the location with the name you specify. Bookmarks are more than placeholders; for example, you can use them to create and number cross-references.

Additional query words: delete deleted

Keywords : kbdta word97
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug