I go to a footnote, press control A. All footnotes are highlighted. When I press F9, nothing happens.

As long as the actual footnote is displayed correctly, you should be able to update the cross-reference that points to the footnote. Select the cross-reference and use F9 or Fn+F9 depending on your keyboard. If this fails to work, ensure that the reference is still an "active" cross-reference field. Press Alt+F9 (or Alt+Fn+F9) to reveal field codes and report back what you see in place of the cross-reference.

Updating Footnote cross-references in word is not working

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Stefan Blom 2,146 Reputation points MVP

2023-07-14T00:34:13.8666667+00:00

As long as the actual footnote is displayed correctly, you should be able to update the cross-reference that points to the footnote. Select the cross-reference and use F9 or Fn+F9 depending on your keyboard.

If this fails to work, ensure that the reference is still an "active" cross-reference field. Press Alt+F9 (or Alt+Fn+F9) to reveal field codes and report back what you see in place of the cross-reference.
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Dan Clary 0 Reputation points

2024-07-10T11:25:50.9233333+00:00

I have the same problem as the original poster. I tried the suggestion about field codes, but nothing happens when I press Alt+F9.

Stefan Blom 2,146 Reputation points MVP

2024-07-10T18:28:46.0733333+00:00

I have the same problem as the original poster. I tried the suggestion about field codes, but nothing happens when I press Alt+F9.

Dan,

To show/hide field codes, you may have to press Alt+Fn+F9 (and not just Alt+F9) depending on your keyboard. This shortcut applies to Word for Windows. On a Mac, use Option+F9.
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