"Error! Bookmark Not Defined" When Updating Table of Contents (134999)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
This article was previously published under Q134999 SYMPTOMS
When you update a table of contents or figures when Mark Revisions While
Editing is selected, the error
Error! Bookmark not defined
appears in the deleted (struck through) table of contents.
The same error message also appears in place of text that is the result of
other fields, such as captions and cross-references.
CAUSE
When Word creates a table of contents, it bookmarks the paragraphs
formatted with Heading styles, which are used to build the table of
contents. These bookmarks serve to reference the heading's page reference
and a place to "jump" to when you double-click the page number in the table
of contents. The page number in the table of contents is really a nested
field, for example:
{ GOTOBUTTON _TOC308930458 { PAGEREF _TOC308930458}}
The item "_TOC308930458" is a random name defined for the bookmark of a
heading referenced in the table of contents. Word creates these bookmarks
when the table of contents is first generated or when you update the table
of contents (by pressing F9) and choose Update Entire Table, but not when
you choose to Update Page Numbers Only. When you update the entire table,
Word deletes the old table of contents and generates a new one, along with
new bookmarks. Because the bookmarks that the first table of contents
referenced no longer exist, you will see the error:
Error! Bookmark not defined.
Normally, the old table of contents is deleted; however, with Mark
Revisions While Editing turned on, you will still see the old table of
contents formatted for strike through.
RESOLUTION
When you accept revisions, Word removes the deleted table of contents and
deletes the "error."
Similarly, captions and cross-references appear correctly when you accept
revisions.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbfield KB134999 |
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