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Cannot convert footnotes to endnotes

Anonymous
2018-10-18T14:38:03+00:00

I am not able to convert footnotes to endnotes -- neither individually or throughout the document. Insert > Footnote > Convert only brings up a dialog box with no clickable options. Any ideas about why this is happening?

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Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2018-10-24T12:02:53+00:00

If you select the Endnotes radio button in the Location section of that dialog and then access the Convert Notes facility, is the "Convert of footnotes to endnotes" option available?

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-10-24T14:02:56+00:00

    The ¶ is called a Pilcrow and indicates the return character. Remove the return and see what happens. 

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-10-24T11:13:54+00:00

    Hi Jessica,

    Have you checked Default User 23's reply and see if this is caused by some character in the footnote? If there is any update, please come back and share with us.

    Regards,

    Nathan Li

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-10-18T14:59:57+00:00

    Hi:

    Can check the footnotes? It looks like there are some strange character ( ¶).

    References:

    https://support.office.com/en-us/article/conver...

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