footnote and endnote dialog box

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Whichever route I use, all my attempts to open the ‘footnote and endnote dialog box’ in Word 2010 land me with simply a new inserted footnote. Can anyone clarify?

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If your document has only one page, footnotes and endnotes will be added to that page. End notes will be added immediately after the body text; footnotes will appear just above the page footer.

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

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sorry–that’s not the problem. It’s as though whatever code opens the ‘footnote and endnote dialog box’ is somehow dead, and instead we get a new footnote. It’s very weird.

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In that case, try repairing Word (via Programs & Features in the Windows Control Panel). See also:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925175
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921541

Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

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I had this problem and the answer is to put word into draft mode and then show all footnotes. Open the dropdown box and customise the footnmotes.

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I had this problem and the answer is to put word into draft mode and then show all footnotes. Open the dropdown box and customise the footnmotes.

Somehow I doubt that will address the OP’s problem, which concerned a faulty footnotes tab on the Ribbon. In such cases, the most likely culprit is a faulty ‘BuildingBlocks.dotx’ file.

Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

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Just to be clear, is it possible you’re clicking the wrong button? Are you clicking the little arrow in the lower right corner of the Footnotes Group?

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This screenshot is from Word 2010, but it’s the same function in 2007.

Thought I’d ask… Kim

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Of course, if you’re already in the footnote area of a document, you can’t insert an endnote – the option is greyed out. For some, reason, the Insert Footnote option isn’t greyed out in that scenario.

Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

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