The Footnote Reference style is a character style; that is, it defines only
the font and font size of the text it is applied to. Like direct font
formatting, it changes the text to which it is applied from the Default
Paragraph Font for the paragraph style. When Footnote Reference is defined
(as it is by default) as Default Paragraph Font + Superscript, then it will
superscript any text to which it is applied, whether that is 10-point TNR or
16-point Arial. If you define it as being a specific font or font size, you
will lose this flexibility.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site:
http://word.mvps.org
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"Telegraphy" wrote in message
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Hello Folks,
Thanks for the advice here as well, but I still cannot change the 1500+
footnote numbers by themselves at once without also changing footnote
text.
Intuitively, I think the problem is in "Formatting of Selected Text" in
the
box just below "Styles and Formatting." How do I select (highlight) just
the
numbers in the footnotes? "Selecting All" also selects (highlights) text,
whether I have done so via "Footnote Reference" or "Footnote Text." Can
one
"Select All" and only highlight the footnote numbers?
Here is another issue: under "New Style" I cannot get "Numbering" to
activate when "Character" is selected from the options of "Paragraph,"
"Character," "Table," or "List." Only under "Character" is the option
"Footnote Reference" available.
Please advise. Thanks.
Telegraphy
"garfield-n-odie" wrote:
Step-by-step instructions are in your Word help file, and also at
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...895621033.aspx .
Telegraphy wrote:
Hello Mr. Tyson,
Thanks for your advice. While I understand what you mean by Footnote
Reference, as opposed to Footnote Text, I regret to say that I have
not been
able to implement your advice successfully. Please post step by step
instructions. Thanks so much.
Telegraphy
"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
Footnote text is controlled by a style named "Footnote text". The
reference
mark, i.e., the footnote numbers themselves (both at the beginning of
the
footnote and in the body of the document), are controlled by the style
named
"Footnote reference". Hence, you can accomplish the stated goal by
increasing the font point size assigned to that style.
--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
http://www.herbtyson.com
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"Telegraphy" wrote in message
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How can I increase the font size of all of my footnote numbers at
once
from
New Courier 8 to New Courier 10 while leaving the font of adjacent
footnote
text alone? Here is my problem: when I moved from Word 2000 to Word
2003,
my footnote numbers in my large document lightened up in appearance,
both
in
the text and at the bottom of my lengthy document€„¢s pages. I want
to
remedy
this by increasing the font size of the 1500+ footnote numbers alone.
I
do
not want to increase the font size of the footnote text because to do
so
would make that text the same size as the text in the document, which
is
New
Courier 9. Those who have worked with footnotes know that footnote
numbers
are already a couple of font sizes smaller than the text that follows
them,
even when by default they are understood by Word to be the same font.
Thus,
increasing the size of all footnote numbers alone and at once would
produce a
handsome and visually useful result. Thanks in advance for your
help.