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Andrew Savikas

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Hack 19 Put Footnotes in Tables

This hack shows you how to implement this sorely needed feature in a table.

There's no simple way to create a separate set of footnotes just for a table, but with a few well-placed section breaks, it's at least possible.

Here's how to create a footnote that appears right below the table, as shown in Figure 3-21.

Figure 3-21. A table with a dedicated footnote

First, while in Normal view (ViewNormal), select InsertBreak and insert continuous section breaks directly above and below the table, as shown in Figure 3-22.

Figure 3-22. The table in Normal view, showing the section breaks

Next, put your cursor where the first footnote reference should appear and select InsertReferenceFootnote to display the Footnote and Endnote dialog, shown in Figure 3-23. Select the Endnotes radio button and choose "End of section" for the location. Choose "A, B, C, ..." as the number format, select "Restart each section" from the Numbering drop-down list, and click the Apply button.

Figure 3-23. Inserting a table footnote as a section endnote

By default, Word includes a horizontal ruler as a separator between the text and the footnotes. To remove this unattractive separator from within Normal view, select ViewFootnotes and choose Endnote Separator from the pull-down menu at the top of the Footnotes pane, as shown in Figure 3-24. Just delete the endnote separator and click the OK button to close the Footnotes pane.