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How do I keep footnote citations of earlier footnotes up-to-date?
Sometimes I want to refer readers to earlier footnotes (e.g. for further
discussion of this topic, see footnote 8). Then often I will return to earlier parts of the paper and add or take away footnotes. Word automatically re-sets the numbers on all the footnotes when one is added or taken away, which messes up my references. (Footnote "8" has now become footnote "4," and the reader or editor can't figure out what I was talking about). I end up having to go through each note individually throughout the editing process, figure out what I was referring to, and change the number. It's really time consuming. Any suggestions as how I might link the reference to the footnote itself so the number cited changes whenever the number on the footnote changes? I'm using Word X for Mac. |
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How do I keep footnote citations of earlier footnotes up-to-date?
You may want to ask about this in a newsgroup specifically for Mac users
(see http://www.microsoft.com/mac/communi...id=newsgroups), but I imagine the answer will be pretty much the same: Use a cross-reference to the footnote number. Insert | Reference | Cross-reference to Footnote: Footnote number. -- 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. "Scorcher" wrote in message ... Sometimes I want to refer readers to earlier footnotes (e.g. for further discussion of this topic, see footnote 8). Then often I will return to earlier parts of the paper and add or take away footnotes. Word automatically re-sets the numbers on all the footnotes when one is added or taken away, which messes up my references. (Footnote "8" has now become footnote "4," and the reader or editor can't figure out what I was talking about). I end up having to go through each note individually throughout the editing process, figure out what I was referring to, and change the number. It's really time consuming. Any suggestions as how I might link the reference to the footnote itself so the number cited changes whenever the number on the footnote changes? I'm using Word X for Mac. |
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How do I keep footnote citations of earlier footnotes up-to-da
I tried it out. I thought it worked because it inserted the footnote
reference okay (this is a useful fearture thank you for pointing it out) but I run into the same problem when I try to modify the footnotes: the place where I've cross-referenced doesn't keep up with the changes to the footnote it's referencing. (I put in "see footnote 1," through the method you suggested. Then I went and added an additional footnote to the beginning of the text, so that footnote one became footnote two. The reference "see footnote 1" did not change. I need the reference to change when I change the number on the footnote, otherwise I have to go in manually and adjust all of my references each time I add a new footnote that changes the numbers that follow.) Sarah "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You may want to ask about this in a newsgroup specifically for Mac users (see http://www.microsoft.com/mac/communi...id=newsgroups), but I imagine the answer will be pretty much the same: Use a cross-reference to the footnote number. Insert | Reference | Cross-reference to Footnote: Footnote number. -- 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. "Scorcher" wrote in message ... Sometimes I want to refer readers to earlier footnotes (e.g. for further discussion of this topic, see footnote 8). Then often I will return to earlier parts of the paper and add or take away footnotes. Word automatically re-sets the numbers on all the footnotes when one is added or taken away, which messes up my references. (Footnote "8" has now become footnote "4," and the reader or editor can't figure out what I was talking about). I end up having to go through each note individually throughout the editing process, figure out what I was referring to, and change the number. It's really time consuming. Any suggestions as how I might link the reference to the footnote itself so the number cited changes whenever the number on the footnote changes? I'm using Word X for Mac. |
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How do I keep footnote citations of earlier footnotes up-to-da
Cross-references (REF fields) don't update automatically, but they will
update when you print or Print Preview (provided you have "Update fields" checked on the Print tab of Tools | Options) or when you Ctrl+A, F9 to update all fields in the document. -- 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. "Scorcher" wrote in message ... I tried it out. I thought it worked because it inserted the footnote reference okay (this is a useful fearture thank you for pointing it out) but I run into the same problem when I try to modify the footnotes: the place where I've cross-referenced doesn't keep up with the changes to the footnote it's referencing. (I put in "see footnote 1," through the method you suggested. Then I went and added an additional footnote to the beginning of the text, so that footnote one became footnote two. The reference "see footnote 1" did not change. I need the reference to change when I change the number on the footnote, otherwise I have to go in manually and adjust all of my references each time I add a new footnote that changes the numbers that follow.) Sarah "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You may want to ask about this in a newsgroup specifically for Mac users (see http://www.microsoft.com/mac/communi...id=newsgroups), but I imagine the answer will be pretty much the same: Use a cross-reference to the footnote number. Insert | Reference | Cross-reference to Footnote: Footnote number. -- 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. "Scorcher" wrote in message ... Sometimes I want to refer readers to earlier footnotes (e.g. for further discussion of this topic, see footnote 8). Then often I will return to earlier parts of the paper and add or take away footnotes. Word automatically re-sets the numbers on all the footnotes when one is added or taken away, which messes up my references. (Footnote "8" has now become footnote "4," and the reader or editor can't figure out what I was talking about). I end up having to go through each note individually throughout the editing process, figure out what I was referring to, and change the number. It's really time consuming. Any suggestions as how I might link the reference to the footnote itself so the number cited changes whenever the number on the footnote changes? I'm using Word X for Mac. |
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