footnote management in large Microsoft Word documents

May 24, 2005 12:25 PM

My dissertation consists of about 320 pages, split up over seven chapters; each chapter is a separate document. I'd like to combine the seven chapters into one single megadocument, which is easy enough. But I'm having some trouble getting the numbering of the footnotes the way I want ...

Basically, Word will automagically run the footnotes together. If Chapter One's last footnote is numbered 44, the first footnote in Chapter Two will, once placed in the megadocument, be 45. I don't want this. I want a single, large document with footnotes that begin at #1 for each chapter. And I can't figger out how to do this. Any ideas?

I'm on a Mac running 10.3.9, and it's Word 2004, version 11.1

posted by Dr. Wu to computers & internet (3 comments total)

No problem. Just right click on the footnote and select 'Note Options...' then look for the field labeled 'Numbering' and select 'restart with each section'. Now, between each chapter go to 'Insert' select 'Break' and choose whichever works for you. Everything should renumber automatically.

If this isn't clear, please send me an email.
posted by Alison at 12:37 PM on May 24, 2005

Hey--if you are just finishing your diss, how is it that you are Dr. Wu? Hah! Caught you!

Seriously, congratulations.
posted by LarryC at 1:14 PM on May 24, 2005

Thanks, Alison! That looks pretty straightforward - I'll give it a shot.

LarryC: ya got me! I've been masquerading these last several months as a doctor, when in fact I am merely Master Wu!
posted by Dr. Wu at 2:30 PM on May 24, 2005