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How do I set up multiple links to the same footnote?
I am trying to create a food menu usng the same footnote for various dishes.
ie. V in body of text, vegetarian in footnote. However I keep ending up creating a new footnote each time. When I deleted the extra ones, there is now a huge space between footnote separator and footnote. When I try to delete these unnecessary spaces, I get the message: This is not a valid action for footnotes. Can someone help? Thanks |
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How do I set up multiple links to the same footnote?
Create the Footnote for the first occurrence, then create Cross References to
it for each additional reference. HTH |:) "Timsy" wrote: I am trying to create a food menu usng the same footnote for various dishes. ie. V in body of text, vegetarian in footnote. However I keep ending up creating a new footnote each time. When I deleted the extra ones, there is now a huge space between footnote separator and footnote. When I try to delete these unnecessary spaces, I get the message: This is not a valid action for footnotes. Can someone help? Thanks |
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How do I set up multiple links to the same footnote?
The footnote "number" in the body of your menu is formatted as a superscript
letter. Try adding one genuine footnote "number" for each footnote and faking the rest by using a superscript character (Format Font, check Superscript). "Timsy" wrote: I am trying to create a food menu usng the same footnote for various dishes. ie. V in body of text, vegetarian in footnote. However I keep ending up creating a new footnote each time. When I deleted the extra ones, there is now a huge space between footnote separator and footnote. When I try to delete these unnecessary spaces, I get the message: This is not a valid action for footnotes. Can someone help? Thanks |
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How do I set up multiple links to the same footnote?
Hi Timsy,
I don't see why you need footnotes at all. Simply use (V) in the body of the menu, and put a key at the bottom of each page, e.g.; (V) vegetarian (H) very spicy A good place to put the key would probably be in the Footer--that will automatically repeat it at the bottom of each page. Use View Header/Footer, and see this page if you are not familiar with footers. http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/HeaderFooter.htm Since V always means the same thing, you just need to tell the reader what it means, and a key in the footer will do fine, like a map legend. With footnotes, usually each note means something different, so that's what they are designed for. They aren't the right tool for your purpose, as far as I can tell. Re your actual questions: Re the "not a valid action" message--instead of selecting and hitting delete, put the cursor at the end of the note, and backspace the space away. Also, the only proper way to delete a footnote is to delete the number in the main text--don't delete the note itself. You can set up multiple links to the same footnote by using InsertReferenceCross-Reference. However, that will not reprint the footnote on a second page, simply provide the number link. On 3/6/06 10:15 AM, "Timsy" wrote: I am trying to create a food menu usng the same footnote for various dishes. ie. V in body of text, vegetarian in footnote. However I keep ending up creating a new footnote each time. When I deleted the extra ones, there is now a huge space between footnote separator and footnote. When I try to delete these unnecessary spaces, I get the message: This is not a valid action for footnotes. Can someone help? Thanks -- Daiya Mitchell, MVP Mac/Word Word FAQ: http://www.word.mvps.org/ MacWord Tips: http://word.mvps.org/Mac/WordMacHome.html What's an MVP? A volunteer! Read the FAQ: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ |
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How do I set up multiple links to the same footnote?
See: http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting...htm#ReferAgain
-- Carol A. Bratt, MCP "Timsy" wrote: I am trying to create a food menu usng the same footnote for various dishes. ie. V in body of text, vegetarian in footnote. However I keep ending up creating a new footnote each time. When I deleted the extra ones, there is now a huge space between footnote separator and footnote. When I try to delete these unnecessary spaces, I get the message: This is not a valid action for footnotes. Can someone help? Thanks |
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