Microsoft KB Archive/69674

Cannot Insert Text into Footnote Pane Without Reference Mark PSS ID Number: Q69674 Article last modified on 07-14-1994

1.00 1.10 1.10a 2.00

WINDOWS

= SYMPTOMS =

Text cannot be inserted into the footnote pane in a Word for Windows document unless it follows a footnote reference mark.

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Word for Windows listed above. This problem was corrected in Word version 6.0 for Windows.

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= MORE INFORMATION =

The footnote pane is first displayed in Word for Windows after choosing Footnote from the Insert menu and then choosing OK. A footnote reference mark is displayed, and text can be typed or pasted into the pane after this mark.

With Show All turned on, another paragraph mark can be viewed after the footnote reference mark. Attempting to delete this mark or type text after the mark results in the error message:

Not a valid action for footnotes

The Paste command is also not available while the insertion point is in this paragraph.

= REFERENCES =

“Microsoft Word for Windows User’s Reference,” pages 126-127

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