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Word 5.0 footnotes overlay text! Feature or bug? $#@%$#&!

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From: George Sadowsky
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1992 12:07
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I've used Word in its pre-5.0 versions to produce hundreds of documents, 
many with footnotes.  Things generally worked quite well.

But with Word 5.0, when composing in galley mode, using the double  column 
point and click option, I've uncovered a new Word feature!  The text is 
laid out in double columns, with NO space left at the bottom of the column 
for footnotes, and then the footnote text is laid out directly OVER 
however much text it takes at the bottom of the page to print the 
footnotes!  This result is the same when using page preview or when 
printing the page.

When I used Page View, the bug disappeared, but I'm concerned that this 
will come back to haunt me the day before a major paper, loaded with 
footnotes, is due for submission.  Has anyone else had experience with 
this or related problems?  Is staying in Page View a reliable workaround?

George Sadowsky, Director
Academic Computing Facility
New York University
251 Mercer Street
New York, New York  10012-1185
(212) 998-3040
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Subject: Word 5.0 footnotes overlay text! Feature or bug? $#@%$#&!
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