Microsoft KB Archive/59450

Word: “Not a Valid Bookmark in Index Entry on Page x” Error PSS ID Number: Q59450 Article last modified on 07-27-1994

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= SYMPTOMS =

When creating an index in Microsoft Word for Windows, you will receive the error “Not a valid bookmark in index entry on page x”, where “x” is a page number, if a nonexistent bookmark is entered in the Range box of the Insert Index Entry dialog box.

= CAUSE =

Typing mistakes are most often the cause of this error. For example, entering “ino1” (the letter “o”) instead of “in01” (the number zero) will cause the error to be generated. A space within or at the end of the bookmark name will also cause this error.

= RESOLUTION =

To prevent this error from occurring, select the proper bookmark from the Range list box in the Index Entry dialog box.

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Word for Windows listed above. This problem was corrected in Word version 6.0 for Windows.

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