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--- blog:word_footnotes_have_undeletable_extra_lines [2011-09-21 13:24] – brb
+++ blog:word_footnotes_have_undeletable_extra_lines [2011-12-14 08:15] (current) – brb
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 ====== Word footnotes have undeletable extra lines  ======
+====== Word Fussnoten haben nicht löschbare leere Linien ======
-In NORMAL VIEW (NOT Print Layout view), VIEW>FOOTNOTE and select FOOTNOTE SEPARATOR from drop down list. Now you can edit the separator. You'll probably see some blank lines before and/or after the little horizontal separator line itself. Delete those and close and go back to Print Layout view and the extra white space should be gone. Found answer deep in a MS site. No documentation anywhere else. Tried everything mentioned above in frustration.
+Possible solutions:
+  * Try to copy the entire file to the clipboard, minus the last paragraph sign. Paste to a new empty file.
+  * In NORMAL VIEW (NOT Print Layout view), VIEW>FOOTNOTE and select FOOTNOTE SEPARATOR from drop down list. Now you can edit the separator. You'll probably see some blank lines before and/or after the little horizontal separator line itself. Delete those and close and go back to Print Layout view and the extra white space should be gone. Found answer deep in a MS site. No documentation anywhere else. Tried everything mentioned above in frustration.
+    * Make sure that the footnote separator doesn't include any empty
+paragraphs; turn on the display of nonprinting characters to find out
+(if you need instructions, see
+http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/NonPrintChars.htm). Also, make
+sure that the Footnote Text paragraph style doesn't include formatting
+such as "Keep lines together", which could cause a lot of white space
+in the body text paragraphs.
+In Word 2007:
+  * Start Formattierzeichen anzeigen (verkehrtes |P)
+  * Ansicht-Entwurf
+  * Verweise-Notizen anzeigen
+  * In der Fussnotenansicht in folgenden Dropdowns die überzähligen Paragraphenzeichen löschen
+    * Fussnotentrennlinie
+    * Fussnotenfortsetzungstrennlinie
+--
 Ref: http://forums.techguy.org/5826011-post10.html