Bookmarks.ShowHidden Property (Word)

True if hidden bookmarks are included in the Bookmarks collection. Read/write Boolean.

Syntax

expression .ShowHidden

expression An expression that returns a Bookmarks collection object.

Remarks

The ShowHidden property also controls whether hidden bookmarks are listed in the Bookmark dialog box (Insert menu). Hidden bookmarks are automatically inserted when cross-references are inserted into the document.

Example

This example displays the Bookmark dialog box with both visible and hidden bookmarks listed.

ActiveDocument.Bookmarks.ShowHidden = True 
Dialogs(wdDialogInsertBookmark).Show

This example displays the name of each hidden bookmark in the document. Hidden bookmarks in a Word document begin with an underscore ( _ ).

ActiveDocument.Bookmarks.ShowHidden = True 
For Each aBookmark In ActiveDocument.Bookmarks 
 If Left(aBookmark.Name, 1) = "_" Then MsgBox aBookmark.Name 
Next aBookmark

See Also

Concepts

Bookmarks Object Members

Bookmarks Collection Object