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Footnotes - Use symbols instead of numbers
How can I use symbols instead of numbers for footnotes, or in conjunction
with footnotes? This is useful to avoid repetition of the reference when it applies to more than one word or text element on the same page. For example, standard symbols used as footnotes would be a dagger or a plus sign. Maybe it's not called a footnote, in that case, but then what would it be called? I can't find it in Word anywhere. |
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In the Insert | Reference | Footnote dialog, you can select the asterisk,
dagger, double dagger, section symbol series for "Number format," but this selection will apply to at least an entire section. The most effective way to use these symbols would be for substantive footnotes when most of your source documentation is provided by numbered endnotes; that way the footnotes and endnotes have different reference marks. Any given footnote reference can be repeated by using Insert | Reference | Cross-reference to "Footnote number (formatted)." Footnotes to tables usually appear at the bottom of the table (which won't necessarily be the bottom of the page). These are best inserted manually. It's conventional to use the asterisk/dagger series for text tables and superscript letters (a, b, c) for footnotes to tables that are primarily numbers. -- 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. "LindaNorcross" wrote in message ... How can I use symbols instead of numbers for footnotes, or in conjunction with footnotes? This is useful to avoid repetition of the reference when it applies to more than one word or text element on the same page. For example, standard symbols used as footnotes would be a dagger or a plus sign. Maybe it's not called a footnote, in that case, but then what would it be called? I can't find it in Word anywhere. |
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