[bksvol-discuss] Re: Footnote number in text

  • From: Vivian Flores <vivian@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:19:38 -0800

Are we enclosing the footnotes at the bottom of the page with square brackets?
Vivian

At 06:46 PM 11/9/2012 -0500, you wrote:

Hi Cindy,



Just one correction--no asterisk after the number.



Deborah





From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy Rosenthal
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Footnote number in text



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 <<mailto:John@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>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.


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