A problem with footnotes

I have a document that has an odd problem with a footnote.

Example:

Now is the time for all good men1 to come to the aid2 of their
country4.

_______________
1 All able bodied men between the ages of 18 and 30¶
2 Provide assistance where needed¶
¶
4 The country in which you live.¶

The paragraph mark between 2 and 4 is taking up a number as though it
was footnote 3 - but there is no footnote 3. I cannot delete the
marker because Word considers it the last paragraph mark in a
footnote, which cannot be deleted. I can delete and recreate the
entire paragraphs above and below, recreate the footnotes in that area
- add footnotes, delete footnotes and all that happens is the blank
"footnote" in the footnote area simply travels somewhere else.

The actual document is really large and has hundreds of footnotes -
all are fine except for this particular issue. Retyping the footnotes
is not an option.

Does anyone have any ideas, suggestions or knowledge on how we can
solve this issue? We will be truly grateful for any assistance!!!

Thank you!!

Sorry!! I should have said that we are using Word 2003 on XP sp2.

Thanks again!!

First of all, if you are tracking changes, be aware that footnote numbering
and appearance will never be correct until all the changes are accepted.

If that is not the problem, then there undoubtedly remains some trace of
footnote 3 in the document. You may be able to locate it this way:

1. At the bottom of the vertical scroll bar are two "browse arrows." Between
them is a button. Click on it and choose "Browse by Footnote."

2. Ctrl+Home to go to the beginning of the document.

3. Click the Next Footnote button (down arrows) repeatedly to advance from
one footnote to the next.

4. If the cursor stops somewhere between footnotes 2 and 4, you've found the
spot! Select a character or two to the left and right of this spot and press
Delete, then retype the characters you deleted. The footnote should be gone.

You may actually be able to see the footnote just by displaying nonprinting
characters if the problem is that the footnote reference mark was formatted
as Hidden.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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I have a document that has an odd problem with a footnote.

Example:

Now is the time for all good men1 to come to the aid2 of their
country4.

_______________
1 All able bodied men between the ages of 18 and 30¶
2 Provide assistance where needed¶
¶
4 The country in which you live.¶

The paragraph mark between 2 and 4 is taking up a number as though it
was footnote 3 - but there is no footnote 3. I cannot delete the
marker because Word considers it the last paragraph mark in a
footnote, which cannot be deleted. I can delete and recreate the
entire paragraphs above and below, recreate the footnotes in that area
- add footnotes, delete footnotes and all that happens is the blank
"footnote" in the footnote area simply travels somewhere else.

The actual document is really large and has hundreds of footnotes -
all are fine except for this particular issue. Retyping the footnotes
is not an option.

Does anyone have any ideas, suggestions or knowledge on how we can
solve this issue? We will be truly grateful for any assistance!!!

Thank you!!

Thanks for the assist - it Was the track changes. Whew!


On Nov 29, 8:56 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
First of all, if you are tracking changes, be aware that footnote numbering
and appearance will never be correct until all the changes are accepted.

If that is not the problem, then there undoubtedly remains some trace of
footnote 3 in the document. You may be able to locate it this way:

1. At the bottom of the vertical scroll bar are two "browse arrows." Between
them is a button. Click on it and choose "Browse by Footnote."

2. Ctrl+Home to go to the beginning of the document.

3. Click the Next Footnote button (down arrows) repeatedly to advance from
one footnote to the next.

4. If the cursor stops somewhere between footnotes 2 and 4, you've found the
spot! Select a character or two to the left and right of this spot and press
Delete, then retype the characters you deleted. The footnote should be gone.

You may actually be able to see the footnote just by displaying nonprinting
characters if the problem is that the footnote reference mark was formatted
as Hidden.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA