You may not see the bookmark brackets if a bookmark is next to a field when you turn on the Field shading option in a Word 2003 document (835714)

Important This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

When you turn on the Field shading option on the View tab (on the Tools menu, click Options) in a Microsoft Office Word 2003 document, you may not see the bookmark brackets ([]) if a bookmark is next to a field.

This article describes how to change the color of the bookmark brackets in your Microsoft Word document.

Note To turn on the bookmark brackets in your document, click Options on the Tools menu, and then click to select the Bookmarks check box on the View tab.

For more information about how to add a bookmark, click Microsoft Office Word Help on the Help menu, type bookmarks in the Search for box in the Assistance pane, and then click Start searching to view the topic.

RESOLUTION

This problem was first fixed in a hotfix that is now contained in a service pack. If you installed the latest Microsoft Office 2003 service pack, you do not have to install the hotfix.

Service pack information

This problem is corrected in Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1).
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2003. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

870924 How to obtain the latest service pack for Office 2003

Hotfix information

How to obtain the hotfix

This issue is fixed in the Word 2003 Hotfix Package that is dated March 1, 2004. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

835212 Word 2003 hotfix package: March 1, 2004

After you install this hotfix, follow the steps that are listed in the "More Information" section of this article to set the BookmarkColor registry key and to activate the hotfix.

MORE INFORMATION

Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To activate this hotfix, follow these steps:

Quit Word 2003.
Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
Locate, and then click to select the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\Options
After you select the registry key that is specified in step 4, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click DWORD Value.
Type BookmarkColor, and then press ENTER.
Right-click BookmarkColor, and then click Modify.

In the Value data box, type the Hexadecimal Value for one of the colors that is listed in the following table, and then click OK:

Color	Hexadecimal Value	Color	Hexadecimal Value
Aqua	FFFF00	Black	000000
Blue	FF0000	Fuchsia	FF00FF
Gray	808080	Green	008000
Lime	00FF00	Maroon	000008
Navy	800000	Olive	008080
Purple	800080	Red	0000FF
Silver	C0C0C0	Teal	808000
White	FFFFFF	Yellow	00FFFF

On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.