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Appellate court eFiling - Adding bookmarks and links to a brief or appendix

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    • Purpose: This article explains how to use Microsoft Word 2010 or later to add bookmarks and links to a brief or appendix. Bookmarks are added to a Microsoft Word document to mark locations for easy accessibility. These bookmarks can be used to create links at the beginning of the document. (Note that a table of contents with bookmarks can also be created using headings and the table of contents tool in Microsoft Word. Please consult the help feature in Microsoft Word for additional information on this feature.) 

    Applicable Users: Appellate eFilers

    1.  To add a bookmark to a document, first open the document in Microsoft Word.
    2.  Select the text in the document where you want to insert the bookmark. Then select Insert > Bookmark.Microsoft Word document with attention called to the Insert menu, the bookmark button in the ribbon and the Issue Presented header of the document
    3. Enter a bookmark name and select [Add]
      Note: Bookmark names must begin with a letter and may not include spaces. To separate words you may use an underscore (_).
      .Bookmark pop-up screen with attention called to the Issue_presented bookmark and the Add button
    4. To add a link to the bookmark, select the content where you want to add the link, then choose Insert > Hyperlink.
      Microsoft Word document with attention called to the Insert menu and the Hyperlink button and the Issue Presented table of contents item in the document
    5. On the left side of the window, select Place in this Document and select the bookmark to jump to, then select [OK].
      Edit Hyperlink pop-up window with attention called to the Place in This Document button on the left Link to menu, the Issue Presented headings in the document headings tree and the OK button
    6. A link will be added. Right clicking on it and selecting Open hyperlink will jump to the designated bookmark. 
      As a reminder, a brief or appendix must be uploaded in PDF format for submission to the court through the Wisconsin eFiling website. 
      A Word document can be converted to PDF using the Save as Adobe PDF feature or by selecting the option to Save as, and change the Save as type to PDF, then Save.
      Note: Do not use the Print menu to create the PDF, as the bookmarks will not be retained in the resulting PDF.

    Support

    Contact the eFile support center if you have further questions. Staff are available Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except for court holidays.

    Phone: 1-800-462-8843
    Online support form: https://www.wicourts.gov/ecourts/efilesupportform.htm
    Email: efilesupport@wicourts.gov

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