How to add and show bookmarks in word online?

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There is a setting in word desktop version to show bookmarks as below:

File=>Options=>Advanced=>Show bookmarks

But I couldn't find a similar setting in word in office online version (office.com), is there a way to see bookmarks in word online?

I've posted this same question here as well:

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4 Answers

I've got my answer, and it appears that since the online version of office only has a very limited functionality as compared to the full version installed on a PC or Mac, we can't add or see bookmarks in word online.

user_7415070

You can add a bookmarks in Google Docs in this format

bookmark://_lo0imys6fm4j

and copy the content to the Microsoft Word Online. It will work.

user_13737520

You can see bookmarks in word online by

View/Navigation/Headings

At first, for a while, the bookmarks pane only appears. Then it transforms into a pane with headers.

But you can view all bookmarks after

File/Save as/Download as PDF

By viewing the pdf version of your document.

To transform ordinary headers into bookmarks you can

Click Styles

Click "Styles"

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Click "Apply Styles"

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And instead "Book Title" style

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use "Heading" style

user_76475050

Short answer is: use headings as bookmarks.

  1. Highlight the text you want to use as a bookmark
  2. Apply a heading style (you can create a new heading style based on existing/builtin heading styles and then customize). At this point the heading is effectively a bookmark
  3. Highlight the text elsewhere in the document that you want to link to the heading/bookmark
  4. Insert link using This Document:Headings to select the new heading/bookmark
  5. Ignore the option for This Document:Bookmarks since it appears to be a feature gap
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