This is in the References tab, and there’s a whole area called Footnotes:Click the little arrow at the bottom right of the Footnotes area to access the Footnote and Endnote menu. How to change the number format for footnotes/endnotesIn this example, we’re starting off with some footnotes or endnotes that use roman numerals (i, ii, iii …):Now, we want to change them to, for example, arabic numerals (1, 2, 3 …)First of all, go to the Footnotes menu. In the next window which appears, click on the ‘AutoFormat As You Type’ tab.Alternatively, you may just decide you would prefer to use roman numerals, arabic numerals, symbols or whatever for your footnotes or endnotes, and want to change them. From the window that appears, choose ‘AutoCorrect’. Go to the ‘Word’ tab, and click on ‘Preferences’.Once you have got the correct format in this box, click the Apply button to apply the changes:When we return to our document, the endnote numbering has changed from a roman numeral (i) to an arabic numeral (1). Now click on the format that you want to use:The Number format will now change to the one that you have chosen. This tells Word that we’re using Endnotes and talking about the Endnote numbering.Going down one section, you can see that at the moment, the Number format is set to i, ii, iii … To change this, click on the down arrow to the right of the box saying i, ii, iii … (if the Endnotes are set to 1, 2, 3 or a, b, c, this will display in this box):Once you’ve clicked that arrow, you will be able to see all of the choices you have for your footnote or endnote numbering. But for our purposes, the important features are choosing whether you’re telling Word about Endnotes or Footnotes and telling Word what the number format should be.In this case, we’re using Endnotes (although these instructions cover both), so I’ve clicked the radio button (circle) next to Endnotes. (these more obscure details will be the subject of another article).
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