In this article, we want to provide you with two quick ways to batch delete multiple bookmarks in your Word document.
Normally you can add or delete a single bookmark in Word document without any obstacle. However, when it comes to multiple bookmarks, you may feel your hands are tied.
Fortunately, there is a powerful tool in Word that is the VBA editor. Therefore, we will use macros to help you batch remove multiple bookmarks in a document.
Method 1: Batch Delete All Bookmarks in a Document
- First and foremost, invoke the VBA editor in Word by pressing “Alt+ F11”.
- Next on the left “Project” panel, click on “Normal”.
- Then click “Insert” tab and choose “Module” on its menu.
- Double click to open module.
- Now paste following codes there:
Sub DeleteAllBookmarksInDoc() Dim objBookmark As Bookmark Dim nBookmark As Integer Dim strButtonValue As String Dim objDoc As Document Application.ScreenUpdating = False Set objDoc = ActiveDocument nBookmark = objDoc.Bookmarks.Count If nBookmark > 0 Then strButtonValue = MsgBox("Do you want to remove all " & nBookmark & " bookmark(s) in this document?", vbYesNo) If strButtonValue = vbYes Then For Each objBookmark In objDoc.Bookmarks objBookmark.Delete Next objBookmark MsgBox ("All bookmarks in this document have been deleted.") Else Exit Sub End If End If Application.ScreenUpdating = True End Sub
- Then click “Run” button.
- Next you will get an asking box. And you can see the total number of bookmarks in current document. Click “Yes” to delete them all, or “No” to exit macro.
- If you choose “Yes”, you shall receive a message such as below:
Method 2: Batch Delete All Bookmarks in a Selection
Admittedly, there are also times when you have to remove several bookmarks but keep some intact. Similarly, we will run a macro on a selection to get the job done.
- To start off, repeat above steps to install and run a macro.
- Remember to replace macro with this one:
Sub DeleteAllBookmarksInSelection() Dim objBookmark As Bookmark Dim nBookmark As Integer Dim strButtonValue As String Application.ScreenUpdating = False nBookmark = Selection.Bookmarks.Count If nBookmark > 0 Then strButtonValue = MsgBox("Do you want to remove all " & nBookmark & " bookmark(s) in this selection?", vbYesNo) If strButtonValue = vbYes Then For Each objBookmark In Selection.Bookmarks objBookmark.Delete Next objBookmark MsgBox ("All " & nBookmark & " bookmark(s) in this selection have been deleted.") Else Exit Sub End If End If Application.ScreenUpdating = True End Sub
- Before running the macro, you shall make a selection over a range of contents.
- And in the process of executing codes, you shall receive the same 2 message boxes shown in method 1.
The result is you will only have bookmarks in the selection removed.
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