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On a current word document, the footnotes do not seem to be corresponding numerically. For example, there is a sentence in the paragraph with the footnotenumber 12. There are two problems: the footnote number is supposed to be #13 and at the end of the page it is saying the footnote is #12. This problem continues throughout the document creating a big mess. I need the footnote to numerically correspond. How do you fix this without re-doing the whole document? (please keep in mind that the document is 80 pages)
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Yes I am tracking changes. However, when I accepted the changes and put the document into final, the footnotes are still not corresponding.
Of course. I see now from your subject line. Are you tracking changes? If so, footnote numbering (and any other numbering) will not be correct until you accept the changes.
I'm sorry, I am referring to a footnote.
Are you referring to a page number in the footer or some other kind of number, such as the section or a chapter number?