Youll need to enter the Advanced tab of Word Options to reveal Bookmarks in Word.

Heres how it works:

Step 1:LaunchMicrosoft Word.

Step 2:In the Word document, select theFiletab at the top left.

File tab of Word

Step 3:In the bottom-left corner, select theMore…section.

Step 4:Click onOptionsfrom the pop-out.

Step 5:SelectAdvancedfrom the left column on the Word Options screen.

Word More options

Step 6:Scroll down to theShow document contentsection and check the box forShow bookmarks.

Step 7:ClickOKat the bottom right to back up your new changes.

Next, youll notice square brackets surrounding all the bookmarked items in the Word document.

Options on Word pop-up

Here is how it works.

Step 1:Launch your Microsoft Word document.

Step 2:PressCtrl+G.

Show bookmarks option

Step 3:In the Go to what options, selectBookmark.

On the right, select your bookmark from theEnter bookmark namedropdown and clickGo To.

Now, your cursor should automatically be placed on your selected bookmark.

Go to bookmark

The steps below will guide you in using Microsoft VBA to reveal Word bookmarks.

The use of VBA is only advisable if you are comfortable with programming languages.

Step 2:Press theALT+F11keys simultaneously on your keyboard to launch the VBA editor.

Open the project explorer

Step 3:On the VBA Ribbon, punch theProject Explorericon or press theCtrl+Rkeys to launch Project Explorer.

Step 4:From the column on the left, click onNormal.

Step 5:SelectInsertat the top.

VBA module option

Step 7:Copy the code below and paste it within the Module window.

Step 8:tap on theRuntab at the top to spin up the code.

After taking the steps above, the bookmarks will be highlighted in green in a Word document.

Module VBA code

The color highlights help you easily identify bookmark text rather than the square brackets.

If needed, you may take further steps tomanage bookmarks in Microsoft Word.

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