Special Edition Using Microsoft® Word 2000

Using Bookmarks

When you're working in a long or complex document, you often want a quick way to move back to a specific location—without having to remember page numbers, headings, or exact search text. That's where Word's bookmarks feature comes in very handy.

Bookmarks are even more valuable than they appear. Word itself uses bookmarks to track blocks of text it needs to know about. By using the bookmarks you create, Word can

• Compile index entries (page 686) that span multiple pages (see Chapter 17, "Tables of Contents, Figures, Authorities, and Captioning")

• Build formulas that include references to numbers elsewhere in a document (see Chapter 9, "Tables: Organizing Your Pages")

• Create custom properties (page 1149) that reflect the changing contents ...