footnotes in two columns

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December 26, 2018
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In a page with one-column text, how can I insert footnotes in two columns

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Correct answer hammer0909

Hmmm. Typically users are trying to do the opposite. That is to say have footnotes appear in one column when the text is in two columns. There's no way I can think of to do this. The footnote will always be inserted into the frame in which the footnote reference is inserted. You can have the footnotes span two columns but not split the footnotes into two columns of a single column frame.

Barb Binder

Community Expert

Hi @Nikitas6C1C:

No, this has not changed.

You can log a feature request here: https://indesign.uservoice.com/

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

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muttaki

Participant

after another 2 years, still no solution to this problem? I cannot believe that

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Laubender

Community Expert

Hi muttaki,

still the case, yes.

Even if you have a two-column text frame and the main text spans all columns the footnote text will follow this layout. Splitting columns of the footnote text is not possible either.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

hammer0909

Correct answer

Community Expert

Hmmm. Typically users are trying to do the opposite. That is to say have footnotes appear in one column when the text is in two columns. There's no way I can think of to do this. The footnote will always be inserted into the frame in which the footnote reference is inserted. You can have the footnotes span two columns but not split the footnotes into two columns of a single column frame.

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Nikitas6C1C

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After two years, is there still no answer in relation to this issue: two column footnotes in a single column text page?

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