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How do I change indentation of the footnote separator line? in Word Page Layout

5/5/2007 6:00 PM PST

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I'm using Word 2007. I changed my Normal style in one document so that the
first line indent is .5". Now my footnote separator line also indents .5"
even though I want it to be flush left. (When I change Normal style back to
no indentation, the footnote separator line goes back flush left too.)

I can't select the line and can't find a way to control its indentation
separately from the Normal style.

Any suggestions?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill

5/5/2007 8:29 PM PST

Answer

Well, here's how it works in 2003; perhaps you can figure out 2007 from
that.

1. Switch to Normal (Draft) view.

2. View Footnotes.

3. In the footnote pane, click the arrow in the dropdown box and select
Footnote Separator.

4. Remove the indent.

A better solution, of course, would be not to modify Normal style in this
way; since virtually all styles are based on Normal, you do get this
trickle-down effect (see
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/HowStylesCascade.html). A better
approach is to leave Normal alone, use Body Text for your body text, and
modify it (see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NormalVsBodyStyles.htm).

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"pwdennis2" <pwdennis2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:542DFB65-B5A3-4363-9E6A-A3056DBDED7D@microsoft.com...
> I'm using Word 2007. I changed my Normal style in one document so that the
> first line indent is .5". Now my footnote separator line also indents .5"
> even though I want it to be flush left. (When I change Normal style back
to
> no indentation, the footnote separator line goes back flush left too.)
>
> I can't select the line and can't find a way to control its indentation
> separately from the Normal style.
>
> Any suggestions?

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pwdennis2

5/5/2007 11:59 PM PST

Brilliant! That took all of 10 seconds.

Thank you! (And thanks for the good advice about Normal vs. Body Text.)

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

> Well, here's how it works in 2003; perhaps you can figure out 2007 from
> that.
>
> 1. Switch to Normal (Draft) view.
>
> 2. View Footnotes.
>
> 3. In the footnote pane, click the arrow in the dropdown box and select
> Footnote Separator.
>
> 4. Remove the indent.
>
> A better solution, of course, would be not to modify Normal style in this
> way; since virtually all styles are based on Normal, you do get this
> trickle-down effect (see
> http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/HowStylesCascade.html). A better
> approach is to leave Normal alone, use Body Text for your body text, and
> modify it (see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NormalVsBodyStyles.htm).
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
> all may benefit.
>
> "pwdennis2" <pwdennis2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:542DFB65-B5A3-4363-9E6A-A3056DBDED7D@microsoft.com...
> > I'm using Word 2007. I changed my Normal style in one document so that the
> > first line indent is .5". Now my footnote separator line also indents .5"
> > even though I want it to be flush left. (When I change Normal style back
> to
> > no indentation, the footnote separator line goes back flush left too.)
> >
> > I can't select the line and can't find a way to control its indentation
> > separately from the Normal style.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
>
>

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