WD97: Footnote/Endnote Deleted by Grammar Checker

ID: Q163459

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Grammar Checker, footnotes or endnotes may be deleted from your document.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:

• A custom reference mark of @ (an "at" sign) was used to mark a footnote or endnote.

  -and-

• The custom reference mark follows a period.

  -and-

• You click the Change button in the Spelling & Grammar dialog box while the Grammar Checker is running.

WORKAROUND

Use a different custom footnote or endnote reference mark.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords          : kbualink97 kbproof kbfield 
Version           : 97
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: January 22, 1999