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Frequently one has several superscripted reference numbers to insert sequentially in an endnote list, e.g. "...word^ref# 1, ref#2, ref#3,...". I have tried using a custom mark that included a comma after, or before a number (also tried using just a comma, but that generates a ref in the endnotes simply marked with that comma and no number). I have come close to doing what I want, and have seen where it has been done in other documents, but so far in following the Word 2010 Help topic instructions (for inserting footnotes and endnotes) I have not succeeded in getting exactly the right results. These have to be: (1) correct, comma-separated, superscripted numbers (each representing a mark, presumably) following the "target" word of interest in the text, and (2) the generated endnote entries in sequence in the list. Is it obvious how to do this?
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Instead of adding a space, why not just type in a comma? You'd have to apply superscript formatting to the comma of course.
Instead of adding a space, why not just type in a comma? You'd have to apply superscript formatting to the comma of course.
This won't work, at least not with one level of superscript formatting, because the endnote superscript level is higher than that of ordinary text, I guess. Anyway, I tried this and it failed to do the job correctly, at least so far. But thanks for the suggestion. Any others? I have been on fanhow, ehow.com, but these refer to 2007 and the ribbon menu. Will see if this applies to Word 2010
Reply #2: cancel the preceding, with a comment. The superscript format (on the 2010 Home ribbon under fonts) does elevate the comma to the correct superscript level. It can be clicked before typing the comma, as usual, or the next ref may be entered and the text number returned to; then use the back arrow to get to the previous text number, hit the superscript fonts icon and type the comma. It will go between the two ref #s at the right heights. Many thanks!
Instead of adding a space, why not just type in a comma? You'd have to apply superscript formatting to the comma of course.
This won't work, at least not with one level of superscript formatting, because the endnote superscript level is higher than that of ordinary text, I guess. Anyway, I tried this and it failed to do the job correctly, at least so far. But thanks for the suggestion. Any others? I have been on fanhow, ehow.com, but these refer to 2007 and the ribbon menu. Will see if this applies to Word 2010
I guess it could be done using VB, not sure how to do that though.
You may look for similar threads and see if there are any suggestions on what to do.
Reply: I have found that I can go into Draft View (thanks to Doug Robbins) and then in that view after the first reference number (in superscript) just hit space. This creates in effect a space footnote ref # separator, so the superscripted numbers look like 1 2 3 ... and not like 123. But I want them to look like 1,2,3....
By the way, what is VB?
I guess it could be done using VB, not sure how to do that though.
You may look for similar threads and see if there are any suggestions on what to do.
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