Double Footnote

[askata12111608]

How to insert footnote with asterisk and with number in the same document?

[Mike Witherell]

InDesign's footnote generator can be made to do either one, but not both at the same time. You would have to build one or both manually.

[Barb Binder · Accepted solution]

Actually, I have that situation in one of my documents. The author byline uses a *, the remainder use numbers. If that's your scenario, here's how I handle it:

• Select the first footnote at the bottom of the column and cut it to the clipboard
• Click in front of the new footnote 1 at the bottom on the column.
• Press Enter and paste in the content.
• Manually add the * at the end of the byline and at the beginning of the first footnote.

~Barb

[FRIdNGE]

Hi,

In the immediate future, I would think about 2 other possibilities! …

Wait for an InDesign update! ...

or just wait for me!    … until 4 different footnote numberings!

[Script UI beta version - february 2018]

Best,

Michel, from FRIdNGE