How to delete large space before footnote (Word 2007)?

[Guest]

I see this problem posted, but the solutions don't seem to apply to 2007. I
have a huge space before my footnote. I can see the large paragraph mark, but
I can't select it. I'm guessing it's a built-in style that's just too big.
But if so, I can't figure out which style it is. Help.

Thanks.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

By default, footnotes use the Footnote Text style, which can be modified.
The problem can also be with the Footnote Separator, which can be accessed
only from Normal (Draft in Word 2007) view.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

Thank you! I would never have found it!

 

[Sharlene Miller]

I do not understand how to access the Footnote Text Style from the Draft
view. I have the footnotes showing in thie Draft view, but I don't see how
to get rid of the large space.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You don't need to be in Draft view to modify the Footnote Text style, only
to modify the Footnote Separator.

To modify the Footnote Text style:

1. Display the Styles window by clicking the dialog launcher arrow in the
bottom right corner of the Styles group on the Home tab.

2. Click Options... in the bottom right corner of the window to open the
Style Pane Options dialog.

3. Select "All Styles" as the styles to show and make sure that
"Alphabetical" is the sort order. Click OK to close the dialog.

4. Locate the Footnote Text style in the window (it may already be selected
if the insertion point is in the footnote), right-click, and choose
Modify...

5. In the Modify Style dialog, click Format, then Paragraph... and note
whether there are any spacing settings that might be causing the gap. If
not, then you'll need to investigate the separator.

To check on the separator, switch to Draft view, click Show Notes on the
References tab, and choose Footnote Separator from the dropdown. Make sure
you have nonprinting characters displayed so you can easily see whether
there are extra empty paragraphs before or after the separator. If so,
delete them. If not, right-click and choose Paragraph... and note any
spacing settings that might be causing the gap.

Note that the Footnote Separator uses the Normal style, so if you have
modified that style, the separator may reflect those modifications. In Word
2007, it appears that the separator has been modified to have Single spacing
and no Spacing After, though it still displays Normal style.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org