It is not possible to modify the style of the footnote separator and endnote separator at the same time. (This dialog box won’t appear if you only have footnotes or endnotes.) (Optional Step) If you have footnotes and endnotes, choose View footnote area or View endnote area followed by the OK button in the Show Notes dialog box.Select Show Notes in the Footnotes group.Select the References tab in the ribbon.(Word normally opens in the Print Layout view.) Select Draft in the Views group to switch to the draft view.How to Delete or Modify the Footnote or Endnote Separator Line Your new footnote or endnote style should appear immediately. Select another style to change or select the OK button to close the Manage Styles dialog box.Select the OK button to close the Modify Style dialog box.Ensure that Only in this document is selected to limit your custom style to your current document.If Automatically Update is checked, you won’t be able to manually change the style of individual footnotes or endnotes.įigure 8. Ensure that Automatically Update is not checked.Important Note: The Font, Font size, Emphasis, and Font Color are the only options available for the Footnote Reference and Endnote Reference styles. Select new styles from the eight formatting options in the Modify Style dialog box:.Endnote Reference (superscripted number, letter, or symbol in the text).

Footnote Reference (superscripted number, letter, or symbol in the text).

Select the style you want to modify from the Select a style to edit menu.

Select Alphabetical in the Sort order menu in the Manage Styles dialog box.

Select the Manage Styles button in the Styles pane.

Select the dialog box launcher in the Styles group.įigure 2.

How to Modify the Style of Footnotes and Endnotes

End note style