WD: Can't Remove Footnote Separator from Master Document

Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
Article ID: Q138962
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you delete the footnote separator from a master document that contains footnotes, the separator reappears the next time you open the master document.

WORKAROUND

Remove the footnote separator each time you open the master document, or record a macro to automate this process.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.


Additional query words: 8.0 8.00
Keywords : macword winword word6 word7 word95 word97 macword98
Version : WINDOWS: 6.0, 7.0, 97; MACINTOSH: 6.0, 6.0.1, 98
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbworkaround


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Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
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