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Old 08-15-2011, 09:56 AM
gib65 gib65 is offline Can Word automatically update footnotes? Windows XP Can Word automatically update footnotes? Office 2007
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How can I create footnotes in Word? Right now all I'm doing is adding a superscripted number in the text as a reference to a footnote, and on the last page of my document spelling out the footnote. But I'm wondering if there's a way of getting Word to recognize this as a footnote. That way, I can do things like insert an extra footnote mid-way through the document and have Word automatically update all footnotes that follow (for example, if I add a footnote between footnotes 3 and 4, it would automatically update footnote 4 to footnote 5, footnote 5 to footnote 6, and so on to the end of the document).



Can Word do this?
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Old 08-15-2011, 11:04 AM
Kimberly Kimberly is offline Can Word automatically update footnotes? Windows 7 64bit Can Word automatically update footnotes? Office 2010 64bit
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'Insert Footnote' is on the References tab.
  1. Place the insertion point where you want the superscript to appear.
  2. Click References > Insert Footnote
  3. Word will sling your insertion point to the bottom of the page
  4. Type the footnote
Yes, the numbers automatically update.
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Old 08-15-2011, 01:46 PM
gib65 gib65 is offline Can Word automatically update footnotes? Windows XP Can Word automatically update footnotes? Office 2003
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That's perfect! Thanks a lot Kimberly.
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