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In article <2jjgqj$1vc@tribune.usask.ca>, devito@cs.usask.ca (Ann DeVito)
wrote:

> 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


Try inserting a hard space (Com-spacebar) between the footnote reference
number and the beginning of the text.  The size of this space will remain
the same regardless of justification.  If you want a smaller (or larger)
space than the font size of your footnote text, you can insert a hard space
of any size down to 4.  You might want to make a Glossary item for this
space and put it in your Work menu, or if you don't put these spaces in
until you've already finished the footnotes, you can insert one (pasting it
in might be easiest) for footnote one, and then reposition the cursor
between reference number and text in turn for all successive footnotes,
pressing Com-A each time to do same thing again.  

Hope this helps.

Sarah Seastone
Administrative Assistant
Dept. of Classics
Swarthmore College