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Are there any good downloadable books on how to write your own macros. I can do very simple ones only.
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Not that I know.
Here are some resources:
Writing Word Macros: An Introduction to Programming Word using VBA: PhD Steven Roman
https://wordmvp.com/FAQs/MacrosVBA/index.htm
Installing Macros
VBA Code Examples (3)
Install/Employ VBA Procedures (Macros)
I do not want to throw cold water on your enthusiasm, but
- You need a clear idea of how you would do this manually.
- This is going to be a big project and you should realize that I doubt it will ever work very well.
- Footnotes/endnotes are a component of Word. Anything you come up with will not give the same performance.
- I cannot imagine a way to keep the linking that is currently there with footnotes and endnotes.
If you simply want to pull text to the side or a margin, look into using Text Boxes or Frames.
Frames and Textboxes in Microsoft Word
Those can be anchored to a particular paragraph of text.
Also, would
Comments work for what you want?