As a side note, the shortcut to superscript selected text in Word is ctrl+shift+= (ctrl+the plus sign) On 3/12/09, Bob <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Lori. > What format are the footnote numbers in now? If we knew that we might be > able to help you do the change in one fell swoop. > > Putting the numbers into superscript, though quite acceptable to the writers > of style manuals, would confuse most speech programs, and perhaps Braille > translators too. It would be better to put them in parentheses or brackets. > > Hope this helps. > Bob > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lori Castner > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 6:01 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Superscript for Footnote numbers > > > Hi, Everyone, > > I am proofing a book which has an enormous number of footnotes. I have > several questions. > > Am I correct that I should be making these numbers superscript? > If so, is there an easier way to do this than to select each number go > into format, font and check superscript? > > Is there a way to make all the footnote numbers superscript at one time? > > Thanks for all help on this. > > Cat Lover Lori > -- -Shane Website: http://www.blind-geek.com AIM: inhaddict MSN: shane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Skype: chatter8712 Twitter: blind_geek To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.