Word: Creating and Using Bookmarks
Bookmark locations in your documents
Do you ever tire of scrolling in a document to find specific text or locations within a document? If so, Bookmarks are for you!
What are bookmarks?
Bookmarks are used to identify a location or selection of text within a Word document. Using bookmarks makes it easier to find information in documents, especially larger documents. They are so easy to create and use. Read on for the instructions or go directly to the learning tutorial link below.
Bookmark Scenario: You have a Policies and Procedures document. Employees often phone you with questions on topics such as 401K, sick leave, vacation, etc. You want to be able to navigate to these topics quickly when needed. .
Creating a Bookmark
Suggestion: open a document and use it to try out these steps.
- Click in the location within your document you wish to bookmark
- Click the Insert tab (Word 2003 users click the Insert menu)
- Click Bookmark located in the Links group.
- Type a name for your Bookmark
- Click Add
- Click Close
Note: Bookmark names must start with a letter but the name can contain letters and numbers. You cannot use spaces in the name but you can use an underscore character.
See Figure1
Using your new bookmarks
- Press Ctrl+G
- Click the Go To tab (if not already selected)
- Click Bookmarks from the Go to what list
- Click the down arrow located under the Enter bookmark name
- Click the Bookmark you wish to go to
- Click the Go To button in the lower right
See Figure 2
Download the Adobe Flash Player if needed to view the training video.
Have a great week!
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