How do I remove extra space between endnotes?

Question

Hello,

I need to know how to remove extra space between some of my document's endnotes. I have tried what I found online, which is:

1. Go into draft mode
2. Click References
3. Click show notes
4. Click on the footnote in question in the text.
5. In the drop-down menu, select Endnote Continuation Separator
6. Remove the extra spaces and go back into Print View.

My problem is with step 6 - I see the light blue Paragraph symbols that mark where the extra space is. But I cannot delete them.

What should I do?

Thank you,

Eli

Answer 1

There are some "spurious" endnotes in the document that can be removed by running a macro containing the following code

With ActiveDocument

    For i = .Endnotes.Count To 1 Step -1

        If .Endnotes(i).Range.Text = "" Then

            .Endnotes(i).Delete

        End If

    Next i

End With

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Thank you.

Answer 4

Thank you!

Here is the OneDrive link:  https://1drv.ms/w/s!Amh2KT3bdGrcdOKOmoS5gow0bsA

Here is a screenshot from the endnotes that shows the extra space that I'm talking about:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zgxtc06pra9fg2c/problem.png?dl=0

Best,

Eli

Answer 5

Hi Eli,

If you want, save a sample document with the problem on OneDrive or Dropbox and paste a link here. Remove any confidential or sensitive information first. I or someone else can take a look at it.

See https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

A screenshot might help as well. I'm not sure what you are seeing as "extra" space.

Here's how to post a screenshot:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

(Per Bob Jones (aka Cybertaz), the parts about screen capture only apply to Windows. On the Mac you would use Cmd+Shift+4. See his screenshot for various shortcuts. https://filestore.community.support.microsoft.c... )

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I hope this information helps.

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