I realize this isn't a technical troubleshooting board, but I'm working on a documentation project, and there's a functionality issue that's making me crazy.

Christy K. Hanthorn

November 5,2021 at 12:28PM UTC

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I realize this isn't a technical troubleshooting board, but I'm working on a documentation project, and there's a functionality issue that's making me crazy. I figure this site is for networking and lifting each other up....so why not ask, right? Does anyone have experience with footnotes, specifically automating footnote continuation notices post MS Word 2016? I've spent hours sifting through tutorials and discussion boards. Either the tips don't work or people say it's no longer possible using current Word. I'm pullin' out my hair over here! Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, friends.

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AnonymousNovember 5,2021 at 2:03PM UTC
I have used footnotes but I have never had the same footnotes on each page. I don't believe there is a way to automatically apply it to the next page like a Header/Footer would.
What are you trying to put in the footnotes would it be appropriate for a footer instead so it could duplicate to all pages?
Christy K. HanthornNovember 5,2021 at 3:53PM UTC
It's basically a "footnote continues on next page" type of statement that should ONLY occur when a footnote breaks and continues on the next page. This wouldn't happen on every page, so working it into the footer, unfortunately, won't work. Doing it manually is cumbersome on really long docs, especially. Government docs can get realllly lengthy.
AnonymousNovember 5,2021 at 6:26PM UTC
okay thanks makes sense....hmmmm. I wish I could be more help.
I have had longer footnotes but when that happens it just pushes information onto the next page which isn't always nice depending on the length of the footnote.
AlexisNovember 5,2021 at 11:16PM UTC
Switch to Draft view (click Draft on the View tab). On the References tab, click Show Notes. Word will display footnotes in a pane at the bottom of the document window. In the drop down, change "All footnotes" to "Footnote continuation notice" and clear its contents.
Also, you may want to inspect your footnote text and be sure to remove any blank paragraphs (¶) which may flow onto the next page, causing the footnote continuation notice to appear.
Not sure if this works (I cut and pasted it), but I was looking for something else and remembered seeing this.
Christy K. HanthornNovember 6,2021 at 6:02PM UTC
Thanks. Found this same resource, but it doesn't work. Sigh.