The macro is designed to work with a standard endnote setup, which includes a space between the endnote reference and the endnote text. If you've deleted the endnote reference and the space following it (neither of which would occur accidentally on 'Most of the original notes'), the results can't be guaranteed. In my testing, even that only results in the first character of the endnote text being deleted, not the first word. Furthermore, the mere absence of a space after the endnote reference would not compromise the macro's workings; in fact, the missing spaces would be restored in the repaired endnotes.

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]