WD: Section No Break Acts Like New Page with Footnotes

• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, if a document has two sections on one page and the first section contains a footnote, the second section may print on the following page of the document even if the section is set to No Break.

WORKAROUND

Method 1

To place footnotes at the bottom of the page but keep the two sections on a single page, Create a dummy footnote reference mark in the original position and move the footnote reference mark to the second section:

1. For each of the footnotes contained in the top section, insert the automatic footnote reference mark in the second section and format it/them as hidden text.

2. Position the insertion point where you want a footnote marker to appear and type the number for your footnote.

3. Reduce the point size of the manually inserted footnote number.

4. Make the manually inserted number superscript to make it appear to be an automatic reference mark.

Method 2 (for Word Versions 4.0 and Later Only)

1. On the Format menu, click Document.

2. Under Footnotes, select Beneath Text.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition.

MORE INFORMATION

This problem occurs only if the footnotes are set to print at the bottom of the page. This is because Word forces footnotes from different sections to the bottom of a column or a new page.

To delete a footnote, delete the hidden text for the footnote reference mark. If the Show Hidden Text check box is selected in the Preferences dialog box on the Tools menu (the Edit menu in Word 3.x and 4.0), you can delete hidden text from the document.