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Tomasz_Scianowski
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Nov 26, 2020

Footnotes/endnotes in square brackets

Dear All,

I need to insert footnotes/endnotes in MS Word in square brackets: [1], [2], and so on.

Do you know the solution? Of course, it is important that when I insert a footnote/endnote between [1] and [2], the footnote/endnote [2] becomes [3].

 

Could you help me?

 

Best

 

Tomasz

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  • Tomasz_Scianowski 

     

    There is no built-in option to accomplish this. If the document is complete, you can use Find & Replace. For footnotes, specify ^f for "Find what" and specify [^&] for "Replace with." Then run a Replace All.

     

    Similarly, use ^e and [^e] for endnotes.

     

    Beyond that, you need a macro that intercepts the standard behavior of footnote/endnote insertion.

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