How to quickly show or hide bookmarks in Word?
In Word, bookmarks are hidden by default. How to show bookmarks symbols quickly in case you need to display them in document? And how to hide them quickly while you don’t need them to be shownwhen you want to hide them from the document?
Show or hide bookmarks in Word 2010/2013
Show or hide bookmarks in Word 2007
Show or hide bookmarks in Word 2003
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Show or hide bookmarks in Word 2010/2013
Step 1: click File tab, and click Option item.

Step 2: click Advanced tab, go to Show document content, check Show bookmarks to show bookmarks in the document and uncheck to hide them. Click OK to save your setting.

Show or hide bookmarks in Word 2007
Step 1: click the Office icon on top left of de Word window, click Word Options.

Step 2: click Advanced tab, go to Show document content, check Show bookmarks to show bookmarks in the document and uncheck to hide them. Click OK to save your setting.

Show or hide bookmarks in Word 2003
Step 1: click Tools tab, and click Options item.

Step 2: under the View tab, check Show bookmarks to show bookmarks in the document and uncheck to hide them. Click OK to save your setting.

Quickly show or hide bookmarks in Word with Kutools for Word
Kutools for Word provides users two ways to show or hide bookmarks quickly.
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Method 1. Click Kutools > Show / Hide button on Bookmark group to show all bookmark symbols, and click again will hide all bookmark symbols.

Method 2. Click Enterprise > Display Settings on the View group. Please check Bookmarks box to show bookmark symbols in document and uncheck to hide them.
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You can see the result as shown in the below screenshots:
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