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I am trying to discover whether it is possible in Mac Word 5.1
to format the footnotes in such a way that there is a set space between the
footnote reference number (the number in superscript) and the beginning of the
footnote text proper.  Spaces will not do (in a justified text the resulting
gaps are uneven and, often, much too large), nor will tabs (the footnotes run
from 1 to 250 or so: it is impossible to set a tab that will accomodate the
larger numbers and yet not leave an unwieldy gap with the smaller numbers).  I
would appreciate any suggestions that anyone might have.             

John Porter
Dept. of Classics
U. of Saskatchewan