How to remove all bookmarks or selected bookmarks in Word?
Bookmarks in Word documents are useful for marking specific locations or sections, making it easier to navigate and reference content. However, you may need to remove bookmarks to clean up your document or reset certain references. Whether you want to delete all bookmarks or only selected ones, Word offers multiple ways to manage this efficiently.
In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to remove all bookmarks or selected bookmarks in Word, helping you maintain a clean and organized document.
Remove all bookmarks one by one manually
One click to remove all bookmarks with Kutools for Word
Remove all bookmarks with VBA code
Remove all bookmarks one by one manually
If your document only contains a few bookmarks, you can remove them individually.
- Click "Insert" > "Bookmark".
- In the "Bookmark" dialog box, all bookmarks are listed. Select the one you want to delete and click "Delete".
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One click to remove all bookmarks with Kutools for Word
Kutools for Word offers a quick and easy way to remove all bookmarks from your document with just one click. Itβs much more efficient than removing them manually.
- To remove all bookmarks, go to the "Kutools" tab. In the "Bookmark" group, click "Remove".
- To remove bookmarks from a selected range, highlight the desired text first, then click "Kutools" > "Remove" in the Bookmark group.
Remove all bookmarks with VBA code
Using VBA is a fast way to delete all bookmarks in a document, especially when there are many.
- Press Alt + F11 to open the "Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications" window.
- Click "Insert" > "Module".
- Paste the following code into the module window:
Sub removebookmarks() Dim bkm As Bookmark For Each bkm In ActiveDocument.Bookmarks bkm.Delete Next bkm End Sub
- Click the "Run"
button or press F5.
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