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In a scholarly article the authors name is footnoted with an asterisk and
footnote gives a brief bio of the author. The next footnote starts with
number 1 and is consecutive after that. How do I get that 1st footnote to be
an asterisk and the next and subsequent ones to be numbers?
Thanks
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Sure, I can help you with that!

Here are the steps to achieve this in Microsoft Word:
  1. Place your cursor where you want to insert the first footnote.
  2. Click on the "References" tab in the ribbon at the top of the screen.
  3. Click on the "Insert Footnote" button in the "Footnotes" section.
  4. In the "Footnote and Endnote" window that appears, select "Footnote" under "Location."
  5. Under "Number format," select "Custom Mark" and type an asterisk (*) in the box.
  6. Click "Insert."

Now your first footnote will have an asterisk instead of a number.

To make the subsequent footnotes numbered, follow these steps:
  1. Place your cursor where you want to insert the next footnote.
  2. Click on the "References" tab in the ribbon at the top of the screen.
  3. Click on the "Insert Footnote" button in the "Footnotes" section.
  4. In the "Footnote and Endnote" window that appears, select "Footnote" under "Location."
  5. Under "Number format," select "1, 2, 3" or "a, b, c" (or any other numbering format you prefer).
  6. Click "Insert."

Now your subsequent footnotes will be numbered consecutively.
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I have found two ways to do this. Neither is a very satisfactory workaround,
and both have drawbacks.

Method 1 will work only if your document does not require any section breaks
(that is, it's all in one section to begin with):

1. Insert your first footnote, selecting the *, €*, €¡ series of marks.

2. Insert a Continuous section break somewhere between that footnote and the
next.

3. When you insert the next footnote, change to the 1, 2, 3 numbering.
Choose "This section" under "Apply to" and "Restart each section" under
Numbering.


Method 2 will work only if you have a numbered footnote on the same page
with the author-name asterisked footnote:

1. Type an asterisk manually after the author's name.

2. Insert Footnote 1 normally.

3. Move the insertion point to the beginning of Footnote 1 (before the
reference number) and press Enter.

4. In the new paragraph, type an asterisk and your author note. Note that
this will be part of Footnote 1 and will move with it, which is why you must
have Footnote 1 on the same page.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
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"bfjplt" wrote in message
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In a scholarly article the authors name is footnoted with an asterisk and
footnote gives a brief bio of the author. The next footnote starts with
number 1 and is consecutive after that. How do I get that 1st footnote to

be
an asterisk and the next and subsequent ones to be numbers?
Thanks


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Suzanne,
THANKS, that was awesome. Method 1 worked for me. I really appreciate your
help.
Kate

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I have found two ways to do this. Neither is a very satisfactory workaround,
and both have drawbacks.

Method 1 will work only if your document does not require any section breaks
(that is, it's all in one section to begin with):

1. Insert your first footnote, selecting the *, €*, €¡ series of marks.

2. Insert a Continuous section break somewhere between that footnote and the
next.

3. When you insert the next footnote, change to the 1, 2, 3 numbering.
Choose "This section" under "Apply to" and "Restart each section" under
Numbering.


Method 2 will work only if you have a numbered footnote on the same page
with the author-name asterisked footnote:

1. Type an asterisk manually after the author's name.

2. Insert Footnote 1 normally.

3. Move the insertion point to the beginning of Footnote 1 (before the
reference number) and press Enter.

4. In the new paragraph, type an asterisk and your author note. Note that
this will be part of Footnote 1 and will move with it, which is why you must
have Footnote 1 on the same page.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"bfjplt" wrote in message
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In a scholarly article the authors name is footnoted with an asterisk and
footnote gives a brief bio of the author. The next footnote starts with
number 1 and is consecutive after that. How do I get that 1st footnote to

be
an asterisk and the next and subsequent ones to be numbers?
Thanks



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Cheat. Insert the asterisk manually and use a textbox for the asterisked
info. Switch off the textbox border, anchor it to the author's name, and
position it absolutely at the foot of the page, above the real footnotes.


"bfjplt" wrote in message
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In a scholarly article the authors name is footnoted with an asterisk and
footnote gives a brief bio of the author. The next footnote starts with
number 1 and is consecutive after that. How do I get that 1st footnote to
be
an asterisk and the next and subsequent ones to be numbers?
Thanks





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Just by the way--in MacWord 2004, this seems to work for me:

Insert the first footnote as a Custom Mark with an *, then insert the
regular footnotes as AutoNumber. No section break required, it appears to
allow a separate series of numbered and custom notes.

Daiya


On 7/27/05 9:34 PM, "bfjplt" wrote:

Suzanne,
THANKS, that was awesome. Method 1 worked for me. I really appreciate your
help.
Kate

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I have found two ways to do this. Neither is a very satisfactory workaround,
and both have drawbacks.

Method 1 will work only if your document does not require any section breaks
(that is, it's all in one section to begin with):

1. Insert your first footnote, selecting the *, €*, €¡ series of marks.

2. Insert a Continuous section break somewhere between that footnote and the
next.

3. When you insert the next footnote, change to the 1, 2, 3 numbering.
Choose "This section" under "Apply to" and "Restart each section" under
Numbering.


Method 2 will work only if you have a numbered footnote on the same page
with the author-name asterisked footnote:

1. Type an asterisk manually after the author's name.

2. Insert Footnote 1 normally.

3. Move the insertion point to the beginning of Footnote 1 (before the
reference number) and press Enter.

4. In the new paragraph, type an asterisk and your author note. Note that
this will be part of Footnote 1 and will move with it, which is why you must
have Footnote 1 on the same page.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"bfjplt" wrote in message
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In a scholarly article the authors name is footnoted with an asterisk and
footnote gives a brief bio of the author. The next footnote starts with
number 1 and is consecutive after that. How do I get that 1st footnote to

be
an asterisk and the next and subsequent ones to be numbers?
Thanks




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Dang! Wish I'd thought of that!

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"Daiya Mitchell" wrote in message
.. .
Just by the way--in MacWord 2004, this seems to work for me:

Insert the first footnote as a Custom Mark with an *, then insert the
regular footnotes as AutoNumber. No section break required, it appears to
allow a separate series of numbered and custom notes.

Daiya


On 7/27/05 9:34 PM, "bfjplt" wrote:

Suzanne,
THANKS, that was awesome. Method 1 worked for me. I really appreciate

your
help.
Kate

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I have found two ways to do this. Neither is a very satisfactory

workaround,
and both have drawbacks.

Method 1 will work only if your document does not require any section

breaks
(that is, it's all in one section to begin with):

1. Insert your first footnote, selecting the *, €*, €¡ series of marks.

2. Insert a Continuous section break somewhere between that footnote

and the
next.

3. When you insert the next footnote, change to the 1, 2, 3 numbering.
Choose "This section" under "Apply to" and "Restart each section" under
Numbering.


Method 2 will work only if you have a numbered footnote on the same

page
with the author-name asterisked footnote:

1. Type an asterisk manually after the author's name.

2. Insert Footnote 1 normally.

3. Move the insertion point to the beginning of Footnote 1 (before the
reference number) and press Enter.

4. In the new paragraph, type an asterisk and your author note. Note

that
this will be part of Footnote 1 and will move with it, which is why you

must
have Footnote 1 on the same page.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"bfjplt" wrote in message
...
In a scholarly article the authors name is footnoted with an asterisk

and
footnote gives a brief bio of the author. The next footnote starts

with
number 1 and is consecutive after that. How do I get that 1st

footnote to
be
an asterisk and the next and subsequent ones to be numbers?
Thanks




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Another way that will work, confirming my long-held view that one of the
hardest things to learn about Word is how to decide among several different,
sometimes equally attractive (at least initially), ways of accomplishing the
same thing.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Jezebel" wrote in message
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Cheat. Insert the asterisk manually and use a textbox for the asterisked
info. Switch off the textbox border, anchor it to the author's name, and
position it absolutely at the foot of the page, above the real footnotes.


"bfjplt" wrote in message
...
In a scholarly article the authors name is footnoted with an asterisk

and
footnote gives a brief bio of the author. The next footnote starts with
number 1 and is consecutive after that. How do I get that 1st footnote

to
be
an asterisk and the next and subsequent ones to be numbers?
Thanks




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I would like to use a blank space instead of an asterisk, but Word insists on
the asterisk. Any notion of how to get around that? Thanks!

"bfjplt" wrote:

Suzanne,
THANKS, that was awesome. Method 1 worked for me. I really appreciate your
help.
Kate

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I have found two ways to do this. Neither is a very satisfactory workaround,
and both have drawbacks.

Method 1 will work only if your document does not require any section breaks
(that is, it's all in one section to begin with):

1. Insert your first footnote, selecting the *, €*, €¡ series of marks.

2. Insert a Continuous section break somewhere between that footnote and the
next.

3. When you insert the next footnote, change to the 1, 2, 3 numbering.
Choose "This section" under "Apply to" and "Restart each section" under
Numbering.


Method 2 will work only if you have a numbered footnote on the same page
with the author-name asterisked footnote:

1. Type an asterisk manually after the author's name.

2. Insert Footnote 1 normally.

3. Move the insertion point to the beginning of Footnote 1 (before the
reference number) and press Enter.

4. In the new paragraph, type an asterisk and your author note. Note that
this will be part of Footnote 1 and will move with it, which is why you must
have Footnote 1 on the same page.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"bfjplt" wrote in message
...
In a scholarly article the authors name is footnoted with an asterisk and
footnote gives a brief bio of the author. The next footnote starts with
number 1 and is consecutive after that. How do I get that 1st footnote to

be
an asterisk and the next and subsequent ones to be numbers?
Thanks



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You could format the asterisk as Hidden or White.

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"micropood" wrote in message
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I would like to use a blank space instead of an asterisk, but Word insists

on
the asterisk. Any notion of how to get around that? Thanks!

"bfjplt" wrote:

Suzanne,
THANKS, that was awesome. Method 1 worked for me. I really appreciate

your
help.
Kate

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I have found two ways to do this. Neither is a very satisfactory

workaround,
and both have drawbacks.

Method 1 will work only if your document does not require any section

breaks
(that is, it's all in one section to begin with):

1. Insert your first footnote, selecting the *, €*, €¡ series of marks.

2. Insert a Continuous section break somewhere between that footnote

and the
next.

3. When you insert the next footnote, change to the 1, 2, 3 numbering.
Choose "This section" under "Apply to" and "Restart each section"

under
Numbering.


Method 2 will work only if you have a numbered footnote on the same

page
with the author-name asterisked footnote:

1. Type an asterisk manually after the author's name.

2. Insert Footnote 1 normally.

3. Move the insertion point to the beginning of Footnote 1 (before the
reference number) and press Enter.

4. In the new paragraph, type an asterisk and your author note. Note

that
this will be part of Footnote 1 and will move with it, which is why

you must
have Footnote 1 on the same page.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"bfjplt" wrote in message
...
In a scholarly article the authors name is footnoted with an

asterisk and
footnote gives a brief bio of the author. The next footnote starts

with
number 1 and is consecutive after that. How do I get that 1st

footnote to
be
an asterisk and the next and subsequent ones to be numbers?
Thanks





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Hey Suzanne,

re the old, original post--

In MacWord 2004, I can use a custom mark to get the first asterisk, and
then switch to AutoNumber after that, starting at 1, no section breaks
required. Does that not work in WinWord?

Daiya

I have found two ways to do this. Neither is a very satisfactory workaround,
and both have drawbacks.

Method 1 will work only if your document does not require any section breaks
(that is, it's all in one section to begin with):

1. Insert your first footnote, selecting the *, €*, €¡ series of marks.

2. Insert a Continuous section break somewhere between that footnote and the
next.

3. When you insert the next footnote, change to the 1, 2, 3 numbering.
Choose "This section" under "Apply to" and "Restart each section" under
Numbering.


Method 2 will work only if you have a numbered footnote on the same page
with the author-name asterisked footnote:

1. Type an asterisk manually after the author's name.

2. Insert Footnote 1 normally.

3. Move the insertion point to the beginning of Footnote 1 (before the
reference number) and press Enter.

4. In the new paragraph, type an asterisk and your author note. Note that
this will be part of Footnote 1 and will move with it, which is why you must
have Footnote 1 on the same page.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"bfjplt" wrote in message
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In a scholarly article the authors name is footnoted with an asterisk and
footnote gives a brief bio of the author. The next footnote starts with
number 1 and is consecutive after that. How do I get that 1st footnote to

be

an asterisk and the next and subsequent ones to be numbers?
Thanks


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Yes, I think we did establish that this works; I think when I posted this
old post (how old is it, anyway?) I wasn't aware of that.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Daiya Mitchell" wrote in message
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Hey Suzanne,

re the old, original post--

In MacWord 2004, I can use a custom mark to get the first asterisk, and
then switch to AutoNumber after that, starting at 1, no section breaks
required. Does that not work in WinWord?

Daiya

I have found two ways to do this. Neither is a very satisfactory

workaround,
and both have drawbacks.

Method 1 will work only if your document does not require any section

breaks
(that is, it's all in one section to begin with):

1. Insert your first footnote, selecting the *, €*, €¡ series of marks.

2. Insert a Continuous section break somewhere between that footnote

and the
next.

3. When you insert the next footnote, change to the 1, 2, 3 numbering.
Choose "This section" under "Apply to" and "Restart each section"

under
Numbering.


Method 2 will work only if you have a numbered footnote on the same

page
with the author-name asterisked footnote:

1. Type an asterisk manually after the author's name.

2. Insert Footnote 1 normally.

3. Move the insertion point to the beginning of Footnote 1 (before the
reference number) and press Enter.

4. In the new paragraph, type an asterisk and your author note. Note

that
this will be part of Footnote 1 and will move with it, which is why

you must
have Footnote 1 on the same page.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"bfjplt" wrote in message
...

In a scholarly article the authors name is footnoted with an asterisk

and
footnote gives a brief bio of the author. The next footnote starts

with
number 1 and is consecutive after that. How do I get that 1st

footnote to

be

an asterisk and the next and subsequent ones to be numbers?
Thanks



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