WD: Deleting All Auto-Numbered Footnotes

ID: Q29040

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 5.0, 5.1, 5.1a
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word the Replace command or Change command in Word 4.0 and 3.x for the Macintosh can be used to remove all auto-numbered footnote reference marks as well as the footnote text for each.

MORE INFORMATION

To delete all automatic footnotes in a document, do the following for the appropriate version of Word.

Word 5.x (Macintosh), 6.x (Windows and Macintosh), 7.x (Windows)

1. Position the insertion point at the beginning of your document.

2. On the Edit menu, click Replace.

5. Click Replace All.

Word 4.0 for the Macintosh

1. Position the insertion point at the beginning of your document.

2. Click Change on the Utilities menu.

3. Type "^5" (without quotation marks) in the Find What box (the caret [^]

   is produced by pressing  SHIFT+6)}.

5. Click Change All.

Word 3.x for the Macintosh

1. Position the insertion point at the beginning of your document.

2. Click Change from the Search menu.

3. Type "^5" (without quotation marks) in the Find What box (the caret [^]

   is produced by pressing SHIFT+6)}.

5. Click Change.

This procedure will only remove footnotes and footnote reference marks that are automatically numbered. All other footnotes must be removed manually.

Additional query words: autonumber

Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a;MACINTOSH:3.0,3.01,3.02,4.0,5.0,5.1,5.1a,6.0 ,6.0.1,6.0.1a
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: November 17, 1997