Learn Legal MS Word - Same Footnote Repeats At The Bottom of Every Page

By Louis Ellman This error was caused by misinterpretation of how to insert a new footnote. Scenario: Footnote number 1 is repeating at the bottom of every page. 1. On the repetitive footnote, we are not able to place our cursor on it. Thinking that the Footnote Text may have been inadvertently placed in the footer itself, we go into the footer but the repetitive Footnote Text is not there. 2. In Print Layout View, we can see the repetitive footnote and the other footnotes that are coming in and operating normally. 3. Wanting to get access to all footnotes, we go to the References Tab and click on "Show Notes" but at first it will NOT allow us to get access to the actual footnote text. 4. Switching over to "Draft View" and choosing "Show Notes", we are now able to enter the "Footnote Text" area. Upon doing so, the repeating footnote is not showing. 5. Finally, at the top of the Footnote Text, we go to the "Footnote Separator menu" click on the down arrow and go into the "Footnote Separator Line" selection. 6. Upon entering, under the Footnote Separator Line, we see the text of the repetitive footnote and that is where the student had deposited the text. As a new student, he/she might have associated the Footnote Separator Line with the actual process of inserting a footnote and assumed that the Footnote literally needed to go under the line. The student literally dropped the text into this area as "Body Text" so it did not have the size and look of the usual Footnote Reference number/Footnote Text and thus it stood out. 7. It was not understood that the Footnote Separator Line Menu is a separate entity and simply sits at the top of the footnotes that you insert. The "Separator Line" is a "constant" so "anything" placed within that menu will repeat at the bottom of each and every page. 8. Upon removing the text from the Footnote Separator Line area, the problem was resolved. Training From An Inside Perspective www.advanceto.com