How do you convert footnotes to endnotes in word 2010

#How do you convert footnotes to endnotes in word 2010 how to#

ItвЂ™s okay if the numbering is wonky still, right now we just want everything properly divided by chapter. Next, break up the rest of the endnotes list by adding in the chapter headings, like we did for the first section. Select вЂњNote optionsвЂќ and then on the pop-up that appears, look down to the section labelled вЂњFormat.вЂќ In this section, select the type of numbering you want (sometimes Word can change the numbering from numeral to i, ii, iii, etc., when you make the switch from footnotes to endnotes), and instead of вЂњContinuousвЂќ click the dropdown and select вЂњRestart each section.вЂќ You might not notice a difference in the numbering of chapter one/the first section of notes, but thatвЂ™s okay. Right-click on one of the endnotes in your first section.

#How do you convert footnotes to endnotes in word 2010 how to#

To get the renumbering right, we have to give Word some instructions on how to handle the notes. I find itвЂ™s easier to work section by section this way. Scroll down to locate the last endnote of the section/chapter (refer to your map of the endnotes if needed), and then below it, add some space and type in the next chapter heading (вЂњChapter oneвЂќ or вЂњChapter twoвЂќ). Below the вЂњEndnotesвЂќ heading on the page and before the first endnote, type in вЂњChapter oneвЂќ or вЂњIntroductionвЂќ or whatever the title of your first section is. Start with the first section/chapter of the document. If this is what you want, then you can stop here! However, if you want the notes to be split up by chapter and renumber starting at 1 for each chapter, then there are a few more steps. So, now all the endnotes are likely one long list, not split up by chapter. To return to the normal view of the document, select the вЂњViewвЂќ tab from the ribbon at the top again, then click on вЂњPrint layout.вЂќ Next, from the dropdown list, select вЂњEndnote continuation separatorвЂќ and then delete it the same way.

Your cursor will automatically be placed to the left of the line, so press the > button on your keyboard to move the cursor so it is on the right of the line, then click Backspace to delete it.

First, select вЂњEndnote separatorвЂќ from this list. In this new screen section is a dropdown list of options. You should see a new section of the screen appear at the bottom of the page, showing only the notes. This will allow you to specifically access and format those black lines separating the endnotes. Then select the option to вЂњShow notesвЂќ in the Footnotes section. While in вЂњDraftвЂќ view, click on the вЂњReferencesвЂќ tab from the ribbon. The page will now likely look very different to what youвЂ™re used to, but thatвЂ™s okay, we wonвЂ™t keep it this way. Select the вЂњViewвЂќ tab from the ribbon at the top of the screen, then click on вЂњDraftвЂќ view (instead of вЂњPrint layoutвЂќ). To get rid of the separator, place the cursor anywhere on the first page of endnotes. That line is the note separator.ДЇirst, youвЂ™ll want to add the heading вЂњEndnotesвЂќ directly before the black separator line. The endnotes will likely now appear beginning on the last page of running text in the document (the last page of the references, most likely), underneath a black line running partway across the page. On the first section of the pop-up, select the option for Endnotes, and select вЂњEnd of documentвЂќ from the dropdown list of options, then click the button labelled вЂњConvert.вЂќ This will convert all the footnotes to endnotes at the end of the document. Right-click on the first footnote and select вЂњNote Options.вЂќ A pop-up box will appear. This gives you a guide in case you get confused with the numbering later on. I also found it helpful to map out the footnotes- how many are in each chapter (for example, chapter five has 20 notes, and the last note of the chapter is XXXXXXX). These sections provide the framework for how the footnotes will be numbered, depending on your preference. ItвЂ™s very important to note that these instructions will only work if the document has been broken into sections using section headers (one section per chapter). We thought that creating a practical blog with instructions for how to make this switch would be helpful for others who are looking to do the same thing! At TEC, we recently helped a client who had a request we hadnвЂ™t encountered before-he had written a paper that included many footnotes however, he needed to change those footnotes over to endnotes.