[timp]

When I create a footnote both the footnote and the horizontal divider line
get formatted with a bullet (I can take it off the footnote text but not the
line). I can't remove it as the custom mark in the footnote dialog box, so I
can't stop it happening... and it looks stupid.

Help appreciated

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

This suggests that you may have added a bullet to the Normal style (which is
one illustration of why I advise against customizing Normal style at all).
Switch to Normal view, View | Footnotes, click the arrow beside the list box
and choose Footnote Separator, then do what is required to correct the
formatting.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"timp" wrote in message
...
When I create a footnote both the footnote and the horizontal divider line
get formatted with a bullet (I can take it off the footnote text but not
the
line). I can't remove it as the custom mark in the footnote dialog box, so
I
can't stop it happening... and it looks stupid.

Help appreciated

[timp]

Many thanks - my first foray into using styles properly, instead of hacking
till I got what I want. That was a big help.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

This suggests that you may have added a bullet to the Normal style (which is
one illustration of why I advise against customizing Normal style at all).
Switch to Normal view, View | Footnotes, click the arrow beside the list box
and choose Footnote Separator, then do what is required to correct the
formatting.

--
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.

"timp" wrote in message
...
When I create a footnote both the footnote and the horizontal divider line
get formatted with a bullet (I can take it off the footnote text but not
the
line). I can't remove it as the custom mark in the footnote dialog box, so
I
can't stop it happening... and it looks stupid.

Help appreciated