I have a document in Word 2002 in which the footnotes (or endnotes, same
issue) are split into two sets, one numbered 1, 2, 3 etc... and the other
[1], [2], [3], etc. This was not done intentionally and there doesn't seem
to be any way to get the footnotes to follow a single number series. The
footnotes are thus numbered something like 1, 2, [1], 3, [2], [3], 4... etc.
and of course I just want 1,2,3,4.. etc. Help!

It takes some effort to get Word to produce notes numbered [1], so I can't
believe it wasn't done intentionally.

It is possible to use custom footnote marks alongside autonumbered footnote
numbers. Use Edit | Go To to check that everything you think is a footnote
is recognized as such by Word.

Is the [1] set atttached to a real footnote? That is, is there note text
existing for it?

Is is possible that one set is actually endnotes? Check in Print Layout
view to see where the note text shows up. You are allowed to have separate
series of footnotes and endnotes in the same doc.

Was this doc originally created in Word? Did you create it?

If they are real footnotes, I think your only option is to delete them
(after copying the text) and reinsert them so Word puts them back into the
regular number series.

On 1/13/05 6:37 AM, "Gus" wrote:

I have a document in Word 2002 in which the footnotes (or endnotes, same
issue) are split into two sets, one numbered 1, 2, 3 etc... and the other
[1], [2], [3], etc. This was not done intentionally and there doesn't seem
to be any way to get the footnotes to follow a single number series. The
footnotes are thus numbered something like 1, 2, [1], 3, [2], [3], 4... etc.
and of course I just want 1,2,3,4.. etc. Help!

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