6 Replies Latest reply on Sep 14, 2016 8:53 AM by n will

Align Footnote Numbers

n will Sep 8, 2016 9:01 AM

Greetings,

I was wondering if there might be a way to align the footnote numbers, possibly all to the right, in order to align the referenced text. There is an em dash spacing separator between the numbers and text. The extra space was added after to help align the text better, which worked for a few footnotes. However, there are many that are looking just like below and likely can be due to the typeface. Might there be a better way to align the numbers or text, while keeping the em dash spacing? Thanks for any suggestions!

1. Re: Align Footnote Numbers

Peter Spier Sep 8, 2016 10:23 AM (in response to n will)

Use Lining, rather than proportional, figures, which are all the same width. This won't help, though, when you go from one- to two- to three-digit numbers.

I don't use footnotes enough to remember if the number itself can be set to right-aligned as a numbered list can be.
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2. Re: Align Footnote Numbers

Obi-wan Kenobi Sep 8, 2016 11:26 AM (in response to Peter Spier)

Peter,

Notes work as numbered lists! Use tab here (to be defined in the Notes global options) and Grep!

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3. Re: Align Footnote Numbers

Peter Spier Sep 8, 2016 11:44 AM (in response to Obi-wan Kenobi)

If the numbers can be right-aligned, you can use the em space, or any other separator.
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Peter Spier Sep 8, 2016 11:44 AM (in response to Peter Spier)

And for that matter, you probably could use proportional figures, too.
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Obi-wan Kenobi Sep 8, 2016 12:46 PM (in response to Peter Spier)

Aha! Yeap! Totally right! [tired tonight!]
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6. Re: Align Footnote Numbers

n will Sep 14, 2016 8:53 AM (in response to Obi-wan Kenobi)

Thanks for the help!! Using a tab as the separator worked well. I thought I tried it already, but may have been playing with the indents and spacing options for the paragraph style.
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