Here’s a dilemma: What if you accidentally delete a footnote number at the bottom of your text column? You know, those numbers down there are just text and there’s nothing stopping you from pressing Delete/Backspace to remove it. Of course, you can just type the footnote number back in, but then that footnote doesn’t get renumbered automatically when you add or remove a footnote before it.
Fortunately, there’s a reasonably easy solution: Instead of typing the number yourself, place the text cursor at the beginning of the line and choose Type > Insert Special Character > Markers > Footnote Number. This only works when the text cursor is in a footnote text area (not up with your body text), and this special character will update properly.
This article was last modified on December 19, 2021
This article was first published on June 24, 2009
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