endnotes (or footnotes)

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K

krok

If, for example, a sentence has multiple references, i.e.:
bla bla bla1-15 (1-15 is writen in superscript), how do you insert thi
15 endnotes, so that you don't have to insert them a
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,... 15.

Regards, K
 
Two answers:

1. If you want separate footnotes, you still have to insert all the numbers
(otherwise you won't get the footnotes), but you can display just 1-15.
Insert the footnotes as usual (don't bother with commas and spaces between
the references, though), then insert an en dash after the first one. Select
all the numbers between the first and the last and format them as Hidden.

2. If you are using numbered references (listed in alphabetical order) and
the endnote references are actually cross-references to a numbered
paragraph, then there is some justification for the multiple references
(since they would not necessarily be sequential). Otherwise, most style
manuals recommend that you use only one footnote, separating the sources
with semicolons. IOW, don't have notes 1-15; just have 1 with all 15 sources
in the same note. Obviously, 15 is a lot for one note, so you might want to
break it up into several paragraphs. Actually, without knowing what you're
referencing, it seems to me that if you have 15 sources of the same
information, it probably qualifies as "common knowledge" that doesn't need
to be documented!

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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