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Word, footnotes in 2 columns

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Pwyll -  
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Hello

I'm using Word 2003 and I would like to know if it is possible to set footnotes in two columns because I have quite a lot of notes, but my notes area would take up less space if I put them in two columns.
Does anyone know if this is possible and if so, how to do it?

Thank you very much!!!

Configuration: Windows XP / Firefox 3.5.13

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Gedeon
 
The response comes a bit late, but it could still help other research on the subject.
In the REFERENCES tab -> Open the footnote options window -> There you can choose the number of columns for the footnotes.
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C-Claire Posted messages 4562 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   2 250
 
Hello Gedeon,
the right answers never come too late because there are other readers, but you should just specify that you have the Word 2013 version as this option is not available in previous versions, and the requester even mentioned 2003.
Thank you for pointing out this possibility,

C-Claire
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Melvin > C-Claire Posted messages 4562 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention  
 
Insert page number in a footer containing 3 columns (Word 2007):

Tab Insert -> Footer --> Blank (three columns)

To add a page number, in the footer, select the column to modify, for example column 3, then:

Tab Insert -> Page Number -> Current Position -> and make a selection
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Raymond PENTIER Posted messages 58546 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   17 474 > Melvin
 
Melvin, reread the question asked:
It is not at all about pagination (page number), which is placed in a footer, but about footnote, placed in the text area, before the footer!
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Melvin > Raymond PENTIER Posted messages 58546 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention  
 
Oops, yes Raymond, you are right.
Someone asked me how to insert page numbers when there are 3 columns. Searching on Google, I ended up here, which allowed me to find the answer even though Pwyll's question was quite different.

Thank you
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Mapamundi
 
Thank you very much, exactly what I needed!
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argixu Posted messages 5292 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   4 842
 
Hello Pwyll

The notes will be in columns if the text (with the footnote references) is in columns.
...but I seriously doubt that you will gain in space, let alone in readability

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Argitxu
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Pwyll
 
Ah, shit. Well, reading fluidity, I think so, because when at least a third of the page is taken up by footnotes, it's not great... there it's neither fluid nor aesthetic...

I have books with footnotes in 2 columns, it's very good, too bad that with Word it's not possible then :-(
Thank you for your response...
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Raymond PENTIER Posted messages 58546 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   17 474
 
Yes, but Word is just a word processing software, not a DTP software for publishers and printers!
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publication_assist%C3%A9e_par_ordinateur
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