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Word implements a full-featured footnote and endnote system that allows you total control over where and how notes are printed. If you have previously inserted footnotes or endnotes into your document, and you want to duplicate a note or move one, you can use techniques you already know for editing regular text. To copy or move a footnote or endnote, follow these steps:
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2021-03-05 16:10:18
Steve Brudney
I read your page called, "Copying and Moving Footnotes and Endnotes." My endnotes went to the last page of my book. I want to place them elsewhere: between the end of the text and the Appendices. Whether I copy and paste or cut and paste, I lose the sequential numbering. They all have a 1 in front of them and the number is inactive (I can't double-click it and go anywhere).
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