How do I fix the Footnote separator in Word?

Using the Notes drop-down list at the top of the Footnotes window, choose Footnote Separator. Word displays the current separator in the window. Change or delete the separator, as desired. When you are satisfied with the appearance of the separator, close the footnote window.

How do you format a Footnote separator?

Using the Footnotes drop-down list at the top of the Footnotes window, choose Footnote Separator. The current separator appears in the window, and the insertion point should be within the separator. Use Word’s regular formatting tools to change the paragraph indentation on the separator. Click on Close.

How do you fix weird spacing in Footnotes?

When in Draft mode, you need to click on Show Notes in the Footnotes section of the References tab of the ribbon and then select the Footnote Separator from the dropdown at the top of the footnotes pane and format the paragraph to remove the space before it.

How do I keep Footnotes on the same page?

To keep the footnote together in Word:

Press Ctrl+Shift+S to Apply Styles.
Footnote Text.
Click Modify.
Click Format.
Select Paragraph.
Under Line and Page Breaks tab.
Check box by Keep lines together.
Click OK.

How do you make a footnote separator longer?

You can use the following steps;

Go to View tab.
Select “Draft” view option.
Go to References tab.
Select “Show Notes” (Word document will be divided into two parts.
Select “Footnote Separator” from the dropdown list.
And now, there is the separator line that you want to change the length property.

What is a footnote separator?

If your documents contain footnotes or endnotes, you will have run into the concept of separators, which are the short (or long) lines Word inserts between your body text and the footnotes at the bottom of the page or the endnotes at the end of the document or section.

Is there a space between footnotes?

Leave no space between the superscript (note number) in the text and the word or mark of punctuation it follows. Place the superscript before a dash but after all other marks of punctuation.

Why is there a gap in my footnotes?

The cause can be the first paragraph in next page is too long to be kept together on the footnote page. Or “Keep with next” is applied to this paragraph. Therefore, an empty area remains.

How do I remove a footnote continuation separator?

Click the drop-down button to select “Footnote Separator”. Then click to have the separator in selection. Press either “Backspace” or “Delete” to remove the separator. And choose “Footnote Continuation Separator” then and delete it as well.