I mis-wrote; I meant space after the number; hanks for the correction. smile space asterisk number space On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Deborah Murray <blinkeeblink@xxxxxxxxx>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 > *Sent:* Friday, November 09, 2012 5:45 PM > *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *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 <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.**** > > ** ** >