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November 16, 2024
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force footnote to ignore text wrap

  • November 16, 2024
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in the old indesign cs, footnotes normally stick to the bottom of the tex frame despite a text wrapped object around it. in the current indesign, footnotes are affected by text wraps.

 

is there any setting to have the footnotes ignore any text wrap and remain at the bottom of the text box?

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James Gifford—NitroPress
James Gifford—NitroPress
Legend
November 16, 2024

Placed objects tend to take precendence; I can't see any variation that would allow, say, ID to move an object or ignore margins to place a footnote where an object is blocking its space.

 

You should be able to easily move the object to allow the footnote to fall beneath it, probably by turning off bottom wrap margin. As in:

 

 

Robert at ID-Tasker
Robert at ID-Tasker
Legend
November 16, 2024

@V I L L O V 

 

Looks like there is not enough space for the Footnote to fit - CC 2024/v19.5:

 

 

Willi Adelberger
Community Expert
Willi AdelbergerCommunity Expert
Community Expert
November 16, 2024

The only workaround I know, is to convert footnotes into endnotes. Their frames can be placed individually. 

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