clear bookmark contents

[Jim Edwards]

Hi,
I have a user form that uses text boxes to insert text into bookmarks on my
document. I want to clear the bookmark's contents at the end of the
procedure. My attempt below didn't work. (I have many bookmarks, this is
just one)

Date1 = ""
ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("date1").Range.InsertBefore [Date1]

I add data to the bookmarks using a variable ie. date1 = textbox1.text

Any help on how to clear the bookmarks to be ready for the next data entry?
Thanks, jim

 

[Jonathan West]

Hi Jim

take a look at this article

Inserting text at a bookmark without deleting the bookmark
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MacrosVBA/InsertingTextAtBookmark.htm

 

[Dave Lett]

Hi Jim,

It sounds like you're using placeholder bookmarks. I'd suggest that you switch to enclosing bookmarks. For a good discussion about the differences and how to work with each, see the article at the following url:

http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MacrosVBA/WorkWithBookmarks.htm

HTH,
Dave