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How to quickly show or hide bookmarks in Word?

Author Amanda Li Last modified

In Word, bookmarks are hidden by default, but there may be times when you need to display the bookmark symbols for easier navigation or editing. Likewise, once you’re done, you may want to quickly hide them again to declutter your document.

This tutorial will guide you through the steps to quickly show or hide bookmark symbols in Word:

Show or hide bookmarks in Word with Word Options

Quickly show or hide bookmarks in Word with Kutools for Word

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Show or hide bookmarks in Word with Word Options

  1. Click the File tab, then click Options.
  2. In the Word Options window, click the Advanced tab.
  3. Scroll down to the Show document content section, check Show bookmarks to display bookmarks, or uncheck it to hide them.
  4. Click OK to save the changes.
    Show bookmarks option in the Word Options window
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Quickly show or hide bookmarks in Word with Kutools for Word

Kutools for Word provides users with a one-click solution to toggle the visibility of bookmarks quickly. This feature simplifies managing bookmarks, offering more convenience compared to Word’s default options.

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  1. Go to the Kutools tab. In the Bookmark group, click the Show/Hide button to toggle bookmark visibility.
    Show/Hide button on the ribbon

You can see the result as shown in the screenshots below:

If the Show/Hide button is disabled (bookmarks are hidden) If the Show/Hide button is enabled (bookmarks are displayed)
Document with bookmark symbols hidden
Document with bookmark symbols displayed

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