I have read all the post and they didn't really help me. Everytime I insert a
footnote reference number in the body of the document (that is, not in the
footnote section in the footer), it is set to 9 font size. But, I want it to
be 11 font size every time I insert a footnote. I cannot find any way to do
this. Change the footnote style does not affect the default size (9 point)
when I insert a footnote. So, how do I do this? Thanks.
"Joe McGuire" wrote:
Just modify your styles. I assume that by "default" you mean you want the
modified font for footnotes and footnote numbers to be in every new document
you create from your Normal.dot template from now on. If you are not
familiar with templates, don't worry: any new blank document you open, such
as bly clicking on the New Blank Document icon, uses the Normal.dot
template. Open a New Blank Document or a document you have already created
from scratch that way, create a footnote (or go to one if you have any in
your document) and put your cursor in the text of the footnote. Open the
styles menu (Format, Styles & Formatting) and the the Styles & Formatting
window will open. The style for footnotes is Footnote Text and the style
for the footnote number is Footnote Reference. The Footnote Text style
should appear in a little box at the top of the Styles & Formatting window.
Right-click on Footnote Text and select Modify, Format, Font and make your
changes. If you want to style changes to be "permanent" until later change
your mind add a checkmark in the box Add to Template. Do the same for any
other styles you want to change, such as Footnote Reference. If you don't
see an entry for Footnote Reference "select" your footnote number and you
should now see it in that little box at the top of the Styles & Formatting
window and can make the same sorts of changes. If Word asks you if you want
to same the changes you just made to Normal.dot, answer Yes, but see the
caveats below.
A further word: Word may not show Footnote Text and Footnote Reference or a
few other styles in the list of styles even if your documetn has footnotes .
You can change that if you want to, but it is not necessary--the little box
at the top of the window will always show the style where you have the
cursor even if itis notin the list. Here's how. With the Styles &
Formatting window open go to the box at the bottom marked Show. Using the
triangle go to Custom and the Format Settings window will open. Scroll down
through the list of "default" styles to the one you want to show and insert
a checkmark. Also check Save Settings in Template and OK your way out. Any
styles checked this way will now show up in the list for any future
documents, including your current document.
Caveats: Generally it is not a good idea to check Automatically Update in
the Modify Style window. Also, when Word closes it may ask you if you want
to save the changes to Normal.dot or the global template. If you did not
make any changes to the template during that session of using Word, click
No. This sometimes happens if you accidentally start Word twice or if some
other program is running Word. Clicking Yes in these circumstances will
create a lot of problems for you. Only save such changes if you made them!
Hope this helps.
"jonathanmenn" wrote in message
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How do I change the default font size for footnotes (ie, both the footnote
numbers and the text of the footnotes) from 10 to 12?