Importing Word doc with footnotes

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I read Randy's noteAlternately, you can use InDesign's footnote functions to generate the independent element information above, cutting and pasting the text itself from your Word document into the appropriate function edit boxes to preclude transcription errors.I have tried several ways to import.1 Using Custom Preset 2 using Word Import Preset 1I get only one footnote imported. It has been renumbered as #1. None of the others appear. Footnote superscript also does not appear except for that one miraculous import.I feel like I must be close if it finds one, but repeated tries have the same result. I have a whole book to do and hope someone can help me do it as efficiently as possible  Is the cut and paste method above still the best option?

Barb Binder · Accepted Answer

Thank you very much for your kind offer. It is such a blessing to have

the forum to connect with knowledgeable people. I have searched for

classes but none are available in my small town.

I am trying to write my footnotes and endnotes in Word and then import

that section into InDesign to replace the existing section which has only

a few comments in the outside columns.I realize I hurried too much in my

choice of screenshot I put on the forum so it was unclear. So I have

attempted to be more organized in my choices.

Here's the situation. I have a file called**/first draft

https://adobe.ly/2Vukwyx/ thttps://adobe.ly/2Vukwyxhat is the

combination of text and photos. I have learned that I need to enlarge

the photos. Since that will affect the layout I want to also include the

footnotes and endnotes as I make choices about enlarging photos.

I have a file called///Chapters combined

text/***https://adobe.ly/2Vuy9hc https://adobe.ly/2Vuy9hc *with all the

word files combined and a Contents added. I have added footnotes, in

1,2,3 numbers and end notes in Roman numerals. I intend to move the

footnotes to the outside column on the page so that they can be lengthy

or short.

So I tried a test to see if I had imported the footnotes correctly. That

file is called///test 3 one footnote/*. https://adobe.ly/2VRkYGo *Only

one of my footnotes from the Word file came into Indesign as you will

see in test 3 file. That footnote was number 7 in the Word file but is

renumbered to number 1.

I spent the last few days learning to use the Creative Cloud. I had been

using it for backup only. So I hope I can now share these files with you.

I appreciate your time in looking at my files.

Sincerely,

Grace Taylor

Hi Grace:

I'm not sure what is going on with that Word file—InDesign is ignoring both the footnote and the endnotes me as well when I place it in its entirety.

My suggestion is that you break it up into smaller segments. For example, I deleted everything after the first section break and was able to import the footnotes and endnotes normally. Keep dividing up the sections and placing those into InDesign. This is important anyway if you want the endnotes at the end of each section and not at the end of the entire story.

Word:

InDesign:

~Barb

Barb Binder · Answer

Hi muskoka lake:I read Randy's noteAlternately, you can use InDesign's footnote functions to generate the independent element information above, cutting and pasting the text itself from your Word document into the appropriate function edit boxes to preclude transcription errors.I'm not clear who "Randy" is or where you are getting that information. Was this post moved from another post so that it is now lacking context?I work with footnotes regularly, and simple use File > Place with Footnotes checked in the Import Options dialog box (see image below). One of my legal journals has 200–450 footnotes per article and they all flow in at once. You should not have to copy/paste them individually.Were the footnotes added to the Word file correctly? Reference > Insert Footnote:It's odd that I see footnote reference "ii" and then 3 notes numbered 1,2 and 3 in your Word screenshot. Where is footnote ii? Are there references to 1, 2 and 3 that were cut off by your screen shot?~Barb

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