Split footnotes across pages

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January 30, 2018
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I'm using InDesign CC 2017 and cannot get the split footnote across pages option to work. It's an MS Word document with long footnotes that I've placed in InDesign.

Any suggestions?

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Correct answer Cari Jansen

If the "Allow Split Footnotes" option isn't working for you, then check the paragraph formatting settings for the footnotes.

If you've applied a paragraph style:

Select the Style name in the Paragraph Styles panel (Type > Paragraph Styles), and select Style Options form the panel menu.
Click Keep Options in the category list on the left, and check if by any chance Keep Lines Together and All Lines in Paragraph are selected. This setting will overwrite the 'Allow Split Footnotes' option in the Document Footnote Options dialog box.
Disabling the setting should fix the issue.

Else, click in the footnote paragraph that is not splitting, and from the Paragraph panel menu (Type > Paragraph), select Keep Options, and check the same settings as mentioned in step 2 above.

katlynd59533551

Participant

Something that worked for me was in the Footnote options > layout > de-select 'span footnotes across columns'

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default23tt0jxuezju

Participant

Hey,

In order to have contiunous footnotes, the text boxes on must be linked.

(whether they are on the same spread, or different spreads, they must be linked.)

This simple fix resolved the issue for me, along with making sure the 'Allow Split Footnotes.' option is ticked.

Hope this helps

Barb Binder

Community Expert

Can you share a screen shot or two of the InDesign spreads?

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

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Cari JansenCorrect answer

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If the "Allow Split Footnotes" option isn't working for you, then check the paragraph formatting settings for the footnotes.

If you've applied a paragraph style:

Select the Style name in the Paragraph Styles panel (Type > Paragraph Styles), and select Style Options form the panel menu.
Click Keep Options in the category list on the left, and check if by any chance Keep Lines Together and All Lines in Paragraph are selected. This setting will overwrite the 'Allow Split Footnotes' option in the Document Footnote Options dialog box.
Disabling the setting should fix the issue.

Else, click in the footnote paragraph that is not splitting, and from the Paragraph panel menu (Type > Paragraph), select Keep Options, and check the same settings as mentioned in step 2 above.