How do I change the format of ALL footnotes, and not 1 at a time?

[Guest]

Hello,
I'm trying to like MS Word, but it's difficult - the auto-formatting is
driving me crazy. I need to change the default font of the footnotes - a
simple task, I thought - from 10 to 12 size. I use copious footnotes, and
really don't want to have to change them all independently. Please help!

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Modify the font in the "Footnote Text" style.

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[Guest]

So I go to look at my styles and there aren't any. I just got a new computer
and maybe the install was too specialized so this was left off? Where do I
look for default styles?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Footnote Text is one of the styles that Word 2002 and 2003 make very
difficult to access. In the Styles and Formatting task pane, set the view to
Custom, which will open the Format Settings dialog. Click the Styles...
button in the lower left corner to open the Style dialog. Select Footnote
Text, choose Modify, and make the desired font change.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Words into Type
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[Tony Jollans]

Alternatively, in Print Layout View select some text in the footnote (in
Footnote Text style) and you will be able to modify the style from the
dropdown in the "Formatting of Selected Text" box at the top of the the
Styles Task Pane. Note that this doesn't work when selecting text in the
Footnotes Pane in Normal View.

Another route is, having selected Custom from the Task Pane, select "All
Styles" in the Format Settings Dialog. Then check Footnote Text and it will
be displayed in appropriate lists in the Task Pane.