"Add bookmark" disabled in ibook author?

I can't seem to add a bookmark in ibook author. I have followed all the instructions: highlighted the text and then opened inspector, but add bookmark feature remains disabled (grey) here and on the main menu. Should be very straightforward and I have managed everything else. Am I doing something wrong?

I have tried bookmarking an item further down a chapter that is apart the main text flow, but I hyperlinked it back to text in a text box towards the beginning of the chapter and it worked, however when I try to bookmark something in the text box, it doesn't work. This seems a bit contradictory to what this discussion is saying.
Are you sure you cannot link anything outside of the main text flow given this exception I found?

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Onnie Clem - There are master layouts. To uncover & use them go to the View menu and select Show Laouts (3rd iten down). They appear in the top portion of the sidebar. Make universal changes here.
I highly recommend everyone download and read this free book from O'Reilly press, Publishing With iBooks Author :
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