To add to what Paul has said, for more on "text after endnotes," see http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/FootnoteFAQContent.htm#TextAfterNotes. (The article hasn't been updated for recent versions of Word, though.)



However, it still isn't clear if endnotes are required for your purposes.

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