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May 17, 2020
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Multiple columns for footnote text

  • May 17, 2020
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I have a text with app. 2000 notes. I'd like to get this notes into four columns. Is it possible to create it???

I tried to apply settings for this, but it doesn’t work.  (InDesign 2020) On pdf notes in 4 columns are made manually. 

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LaubenderCommunity Expert
Community Expert
May 18, 2020

Hi Zatar,

tested both links with Firefox on Windows 10.

No issue I can see. You may try this again.

What's your machine and browser?

 

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

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ZatarAuthor
Participant
May 19, 2020

Hi, Laubender!

I have 64-bit processor, Intel (R) Core i5

Google Chrome

 

Kind regards

 

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LaubenderCommunity Expert
Community Expert
May 18, 2020

Hi Zatar,

found this at UserVoice:

 

Add Inline footnotes and multi-column footnotes in a single-column story.
Robert Oleś shared this idea, August 09, 2017

https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601021-adobe-indesign-feature-requests/suggestions/20474812-add-inline-footnotes-and-multi-column-footnotes-in

 

I just gave it a vote.

 

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

    Z
    ZatarAuthor
    Participant
    May 18, 2020

    Спасибо. Но, к сожалению, эта ссылка почему-то не открывается. Скорее всего, мне придется использовать эту опцию. Footwork

     
     

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    Z
    ZatarAuthor
    Participant
    May 19, 2020

    https://www.id-extras.com/products/footwork/

    TᴀW
    TᴀW
    Legend
    May 18, 2020

    My Footwork add-on (not free) will let you do footnotes in columns in InDesign.

    If the book has many images and they are anchored, it will work fine.

    If the images are not anchored, it is still helpful, but becomes only a semi-automatic process (as opposed to a fully automated layout).

    https://www.id-extras.com/products/footwork/

    Visit www.id-extras.com for powerful InDesign scripts that save hours of work — automation, batch tools, and workflow boosters for serious designers.
      L
      Community Expert
      LaubenderCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      May 18, 2020

      Hi Zatar,

      look into InDesign UserVoice. There must be some feature requests for exactly this.

      Support the one you found or do your own. If done, please come back with a link so that everyone reading this thread could vote for it.

       

      Thanks,
      Uwe Laubender

      ( ACP )

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