Bookmark Quirks

[Brandon]

Hi,
I am developing a Quality Management System with our OH&S manager and we are
creating many word documents and are having a problem with bookmarks.

When we open the navigational document and ctrl+click on a link it opens the
second document fine, and navigates to it. However, pressing the back
button on the Web toolbar (which successfully takes us back to the nav
document) and ctrl+clicking another link to another bookmark inside the
document does not go to the bookmark, rather it just gives the second
document focus and does not change the cursor position.

Also, when we create a link to an excel document and the excel document is
password protected, the password screen is hidden by the word document
leaving an hourglass on the screen (the user needs to change focus to the
password window, and dismiss it in order to get control back).

Is there any suggestions as to why these issues might be happening, or how I
can resolve them?

thanks
Brandon

 

[POP]

That's a pretty tall order for most, I think, not knowing what
your expertise level is or how you've contructed the documents.
I'll make some inline comments and maybe that'll help a little,
dunno.
One thing I do suggest though is a good read through Word's
Help for Linking Wihin a Document, Bookmarks, and Relative Paths.

Hi,
I am developing a Quality Management System with our OH&S
manager and we are creating many word documents and are
having a problem with bookmarks.

It sounds more like you have a problem with getting links to
work.

When we open the navigational document

What is a "navigational document" exactly?

and ctrl+click on a

You can change the ctrl-click in Word's Tools Options so that
simply clicking on the link will execute the feature. Tools |
Options | Edit tab, second column about half way down. Uncheck
that box.

link it opens the second document fine, and navigates to
it.

However, pressing the back button on the Web toolbar

(which successfully takes us back to the nav document) and
ctrl+clicking another link to another bookmark inside the
document does not go to the bookmark, rather it just gives
the second document focus and does not change the cursor
position.

Every link must have a corresponding bookmark. Are you sure the
corresponding bookmark exists in that same file?

Also, when we create a link to an excel document and the
excel document is password protected, the password screen
is hidden by the word document leaving an hourglass on the
screen (the user needs to change focus to the password
window, and dismiss it in order to get control back).

That sounds like an improper link: Rather than opening Excel and
then the document, it sounds like you are linking directly to a
protected file? If so, that's normal operation and you'll need
to modify how you're doing that. Or, unprotect the document,
which I understand possibly not being allowed.

Is there any suggestions as to why these issues might be
happening, or how I can resolve them?

When you create links to a bookmark within the SAME document, as
I think you indicated, did you use the correct Linkage? The Link
should go to the bookmark itself, all you have to click on is the
bookmark in the dialog box. e.g. if I have page.doc open, and
there is a bookmark in it, I can go to either just that bookmark,
or if I use the complete address, it must be of the format
...page.doc#bookmark.


I'm probably causing some confusion, but there are so many things
missing it's hard to guess what might be useful.

Perhaps a demonstration would be useful, but keep it short: Do
not post the entire document here<g>.

Describe, in particular, how:
-- you create a bookmark, where you put it, and why you put it
where you did.
-- Exactly how you link to a bookmark that is located within the
document, another document, and, if applicable, a bookmark in
another document.
-- And how you're positive that every link has a corresponding
bookmark.

Someone might be able to do more with that.

HTH,
Pop