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October 2, 2017
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Two types of footnotes

  • October 2, 2017
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Good Morning.

I need help with footnotes.

I have a job that requires the use of two types of notes. One type corresponds to traditional footnotes and a second type where other references are placed but independent of the first type.

Is there any way to create a second continuous note system as the first type?

I put a picture to illustrate what I want.

Thank you

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    Correct answer Barb Binder

    The only way I can see to accomplish this is tediously, via cross-references. InDesign currently only supports one type of footnote in document.

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    Obi-wan Kenobi
    Obi-wan Kenobi
    Legend
    October 20, 2017

    Hi,

    The screenshot is absolutely not clear for me! …

    Could you post a best readable one with 2 pages? Thanks!

    (^:)

    Barb Binder
    Community Expert
    Barb BinderCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    October 2, 2017

    The only way I can see to accomplish this is tediously, via cross-references. InDesign currently only supports one type of footnote in document.

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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    LiturgiaAuthor
    Participant
    October 19, 2017

    will the new version of InDesign CC 2018 have the tool I'm looking to solve the problem of a second set of notes on the same page?

    amaarora
    amaarora
    Inspiring
    October 21, 2017

    > and cases where the reference goes missing

    Yes, cross-references can be feeble and fragile.

    > With cross references consider cases like: wherein the endnote number "2" comes before "1" in source text.

    Not sure how you would accomplish that. I've never seen cross-references behave like that.

    > When comparing endnotes vs cross references as endnotes. The ease with which text acting as endnotes can be formatted and ability to easily set prefix/suffixes for endnote markers.

    This is ironic. I've put in requests (many moons ago) for the ability to add pre- and suffixes in character styles, exactly as you can in footnote and endnote references and/or numbers, and in text variables. But Adobe never imagined that that might be useful. Good old WordPerfect had that ability, and it was widely used -- understandibly, because it's a very useful feature. Anyway, your comment here shows that it is a useful feature genrally!

    Peter


    Hi,

    Adding a request here Adobe InDesign Feedback  can be helpful

    -Aman

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