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SebastiaoV
SebastiaoV
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May 24, 2013
Question

Delete Footnotes Separator

  • May 24, 2013
  • 5 replies
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Hi guys,

I have imported a Word Document with footnotes in it. I do not like to work with Word Footnets at the end and i always copy+paste in a separated list. The Footnotes DO remain in the text thoug.

So i went to 

First, put the document in "Draft" view.

Second, go to References tab and click the "Show notes" button next to "Insert Footnote"

Third, select "Footnote separator" from the drop-down menu, and you will probably find a paragraph inserted after the line that separates the footnotes from the text (similar to the print-screens above).

Here is the picture in Word the annoying "Footnote separator" is gone

http://postimg.org/image/j8ha5mmw1/

The Footnotes Separator, does not exist in Word anymore. Nevertheless when i imported to InDesign is still there. Here is the picture.

http://postimg.org/image/w507z4izf/

Any help with this?

Thanks!

    5 replies

    B
    brianb88472472
    New Participant
    September 25, 2022

    Select the text with the footnote separator.

    Go to Type Menu

    Go to Document Footnote Options

    Go to Layout

    Go to Rule Above

    Click the Rule On box so it's off

    Click OK

     

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    WilliamLoccisano
    New Participant
    May 6, 2016

    This fixed it for me:

    1. In InDesign bring up Find/Change dialog box (Command + F)

    2. See attached image and type in the same characters you see under "Find what:"

    3. Click "Find Next"

    4. It will find the character

    5. Delete the character

    6. The extra line ("footnotes separator") should go away

      P
      PedroCanha
      New Participant
      March 10, 2022

      Thanks WilliamLoccisano

      tburk8355621
      tburk8355621
      New Participant
      May 1, 2016

      So, this may be old but i figured I would try to answer it since I had so much frustration with this issue.

      The way I got around this issue is to select "Show Import Options" when importing the word document into inDesign.

      Once it brings up the import options window deselect "import footer" and "import endnotes".

      This will remove all reference endnotes that were added in word or google docs.
      And yes it is Endnotes that you are having a problem with.
      For the longest time I thought it was a footer.

        Willi Adelberger
        Willi Adelberger
        Inspiring
        May 25, 2013

        You should NEVER take any formatting from imported Word documents nor expect that it works as you expect. Set up all formatting in InDesign: All styles but also the layout for footnotes. There exists no reliable linking from Word styles to InDesign styles. Ignore Word formatting at all (but you can use the same style names which have to be redefined in InDesign)

        The layout definition for foot notes is in the type menu of InDesign, not in the import options.

        A
        Anonymous
        February 10, 2016

        I hate these kind of useless comments that fill up the boards. "You shouldn't have done that" is not constructive.

          BobLevine
          BobLevine
          Braniac
          February 10, 2016

          You know what's really not constructive? Throwing meaningless comments into 3 year old threads.

          Another problem is assuming that someone speaks English as a first language.

          Telling someone that something was done incorrectly is the first step in learning how to do it correctly.

            K
            katernya
            New Participant
            May 24, 2013

            Have you tried Type/footnote options/layout and then untick 'rule on'

              SebastiaoV
              SebastiaoVAuthor
              Known Participant
              May 24, 2013

              Hi Katernya, could you please send me a Print Screen on where is "rule on"? i have the InDesign CS 6 version in Spanish and haven't found the "rule on" equivalence in Spanish.

              Here is the image

              http://postimg.org/image/c1j69c6qz/

              import options is on. If i don't put it on...i will not have any footnotes at all.

              Cheers,

              Marvest
              Marvest
              Inspiring
              May 25, 2013

              You will see this menu in your ID document, not in the import options menu.

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