Th rule decided upon recently is space, asterisk number and another asterisk after the number. In the book I'm proofing when there is a new paragraph after the footnote number (i.e., the return symbol (I'm assuming that is sufficient, i.e., that I don't also need a space.i.e. On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 1:52 PM, John Simpson <John@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I am trying to finish up a book I I am proofreading. The book has about > 200 footnotes. They are usually shown at the end of a sentence as an > asterisk followed by a number (e.g. *14). I have not been able to find any > mention of how to handle footnotes in the online instructions. If anyone > has a suggestion for me, I would greatly appreciate it.**** > > ** ** > > Also, I doubt if this is the first time this issue has surfaced. Is there > a way to search the discussion archives to see if this has been brought up > before? I'd much rather use my time than yours to find out the answers to > these questions. Thanks all.**** >