- Footnote Format
- How To Renumber Footnotes In Word For Mac
- How To Renumber Footnotes In Word For Mac 2011 To Save As Docx Default
My footnotes are numbered continuously from the beginning to the very end of the thesis (1-354). According to my university guidelines they should start at 1 with each new chapter. I figured I would do this by inserting a section break. But when I do that my page numbers at the top of the page start back at 1 as well. If you then insert a cross-reference in the text TO a footnote, THAT is a REF field, and you DO have to update those. So the help is correct: to update a cross-reference, right-click it, and choose 'Update Field' (or Command + a, F9 to update all of them). You don't need to update note numbering (footnote.
In Word, footnotes can be automatically numbered from 1 through the number of footnotes in the document. Thus, if your document contains 14 footnotes, they will be numbered 1 through 14. You can change the way footnotes are numbered, however. Word allows you to specify both a starting footnote number and whether the numbering starts over with each new section in your document.
Word allows you to change how it handles footnote numbering by following these steps:
- Make sure the References tab is selected on the ribbon.
- Click the small downward-pointing arrow at the lower-right corner of the Footnotes group. Word displays the Footnote and Endnote dialog box. (See Figure 1.)
- Make sure the Footnotes radio button is selected.
- Change the Start At value to reflect where you want Word to start numbering.
- Change the Numbering area to reflect how you want Word to count your footnotes.
- Click on Apply and then Cancel; otherwise click Insert to add a footnote mark at the current document location.
Figure 1. The Footnote and Endnote dialog box.
With summer session only a few days away, its time to get those pencils sharpened, laptop batteries charged and word document preset for essays and assignments.
Here are some tips to help make your essay writing student career just a little bit less stressful (via Gallagher Law Library):
Section Sign (§), Paragraph Sign (¶), and Other Symbols
Word 2007:
Long way: Insert > Symbol > More Symbols > Special Characters > choose § > Insert > Close
Short ways:
Keyboard Shortcut. Insert > Symbol > More Symbols > Special Characters > choose § > Shortcut Key. Then make up a key combination you can remember. (We use ctrl-8.) > Assign > Close.
Set up AutoCorrect. Insert > Symbol > More Symbols > Special Characters > choose § > AutoCorrect. Then make up a string of letters (e.g., “sec.” or “s*”) that you can type and have replaced with § > Add > Close.
Word 2003:
Long way: Insert > Symbol > Special Characters tab > Choose § > Click on Insert > Close.
Keyboard Shortcut.Insert > Symbol > Special Characters tab > Choose § > Click on Shortcut Key > Enter ALT-8 (or whatever you’ll be able to remember). > Click Assign > Close
Word 2008 for Mac:
Long way: Insert > Symbol > Special Characters > choose § > Insert > Close
Short ways:
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Keyboard shortcut:
- Default is Option+6.
- You can change it to something else if you want. Insert > Symbol > Special Characters > choose § > Keyboard Shortcut > enter new keystrokes > Assign > OK
AutoCorrect: Insert > Symbol > Special Characters > choose § > AutoCorrect > enter letters you can remember (e.g., “sec.” or “s*”) > Add > OK
Footnote Tricks
Insert a footnote
Word 2007:
- References > Insert Footnote
- Alt-Ctrl-F
Word 2003:
- Insert > Reference > Footnote
- Alt-Ctrl-F
Word 2008 for Mac:
- Insert > Footnote > Footnote
- Command+Option+F
Renumber footnotes when you move them around
That’s easy: it’s done automatically.
Renumber cross-references in footnotes
That’s trickier, but it can be done.
Suppose you have a lot of references to something you cited in footnote three (“See Ramasastry, supra note 3, at 7.”), and you add a new footnote at the beginning so footnote three is now footnote four. It would be a nuisance to redo all the cross-references, right?
Here’s what you do:
When you create the cross reference, type “See Ramasastry, supra note” and then …
Footnote Format
Word 2007:
- Insert > Links > Cross-reference > Footnote > choose the footnote > Insert > Close.
- Now if you move your footnotes around, update the numbering: put your cursor in the footnotes area, Ctrl-A (select all) > F9.
- You can also tell Word to update fields before printing. Office Button > Print > Options > Update fields before printing. (You don’t have to print — using Print Preview will also renumber cross-references.)
Word 2003:
- Insert > Reference > Cross-Reference > Footnote > choose the footnote > Insert > Close.
- Now if you move your footnotes around, update the numbering: put your cursor in the footnotes area, Ctrl-A (select all) > F9.
- You can also tell Word to update fields before printing. Tools > Options > Print tab > check Update Fields. (You don’t have to print — using Print Preview will also renumber cross-references.)
Word 2008 for Mac:
- Insert > Cross-reference > Footnote > choose the footnote >
- Now if you move your footnotes around, update the numbering: Word > Preferences > Print > Update Fields > OK. (You don’t have to print — using Print Preview will also renumber cross-references.)
- (According to the Help screen, F9 should update fields the way it does in the other two versions, but it didn’t work for me.)
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Other sites with helpful Word tools and tricks:
Microsoft Office Word, with help and tips for multiple versions (Word 2000, Word 2002, Word 2003 & Word 2007).
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Georgetown Law Information Systems Technology online tutorials for Word.
How To Renumber Footnotes In Word For Mac
Legal Andrew, Harness the Power of Word Cross-References for Mammoth Documents.
How To Renumber Footnotes In Word For Mac 2011 To Save As Docx Default
Purdue University Calumet, Office 2007 guides.