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1. Re: Changing order of footnotes in text
[Jongware] Nov 30, 2010 12:19 PM (in response to maf79)It's not possible -- ID does not give you this much (or, actually, any) control over footnotes.
You can fake it, though. For this you need to insert the footnote references manually (as plain text), and hide the actual footnote references by making them very small (0.1 pt) and invisible (color them [None]). In the footnotes themselves you can simply delete the auto-number, and type your own.
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2. Re: Changing order of footnotes in text
maf79 Nov 30, 2010 12:21 PM (in response to [Jongware])Thanks!
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3. Re: Changing order of footnotes in text
peter at knowhowpro Nov 30, 2010 12:26 PM (in response to maf79)freckles79 wrote:
I am using InDesign CS3 on a PC (XP).
In the text, I have 3 footnotes for 5 reference numbers. I need to reference it as: 1, 2, 3, 2, 2. I cannot figure out how to go backwards or give it the numeral I want. The second "2" goes to a "4."
Suggestions? Thank you in advance.
If I understand your question correctly, you want to capture the reference number that connects to footnote 2, from some other location in text, rather than insert insert a new footnote in the sequence.
No footnote feature in most word-processing or publishing tools can do this directly, so InDesign's not alone. Some programs can simulate this by using a cross-reference that captures the footnote's number and its text. The footnote format is defined to apply a character style to the captured footnote number that simulates the look of the true footnote number.
You can't do this for two reasons:
* InDesign introduced cross-references in InDesign CS4, and you have CS3.
* Even in CS4 or CS5, InDesign's cross-references can't capture the footnote's automatic number, though they can capture the footnote text.
Although the commercial InDesign Cross-References plug-in from dtptools.com can add footnote ability to InDesign CS3, it's also unable to capture the footnote number, because InDesign's unable to make it available to cross-references, whether its own built-in feature in CS4 and later, or third-party programs like the DTP Tools plug-in.
You can fake it by inserting the number, like "2," in the text, and creating and applying a character style to it that simulates the appearance of a footnote reference number. This number won't update if new footnotes are inserted, or existing footnotes are deleted or moved from before the true footnote 2, causing it to change to 3 or 1, etc. You'll have to replace the 2 with the correct number wherever it appears. You can search for the particular character style to help make finding the fake number easier. The footnote numbers that follow the fake number will update as expected; in your example, footnote 4 would change to 3, or 1, if a new footnote were inserted before or after the fake footnote 2, or if the true footnote 2 were deleted or moved after an existing footnote 4.
If you'd like InDesign to have the ability to capture footnote numbers in cross-references for your purpose (not only you want it), add your name to the crowd by filing a formal request at: https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform.
HTH
Regards,
Peter
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