(these more obscure details will be the subject of another article).
We can see lots of things we can do here, including changing the number footnotes start at, whether they restart every chapter, etc. Once you’ve clicked on the little arrow, you should see this menu: This is in the References tab, and there’s a whole area called Footnotes:Ĭlick the little arrow at the bottom right of the Footnotes area to access the Footnote and Endnote menu. Now, we want to change them to, for example, arabic numerals (1, 2, 3 …)įirst of all, go to the Footnotes menu. In this example, we’re starting off with some footnotes or endnotes that use roman numerals (i, ii, iii …):
How to change the number format for footnotes/endnotes If you’re re-using an article which has been rejected by another journal, or repurposing a chapter of your PhD, you might find that the style for one journal is different from what you’ve done previously.Īlternatively, you may just decide you would prefer to use roman numerals, arabic numerals, symbols or whatever for your footnotes or endnotes, and want to change them. For example, academic journals will usually have some form of Guidelines for Authors which will lay out (sometimes) the font, heading styles, reference styles and footnote styles that you are expected to use. The main reason to change your footnote or endnote numbering style is because of the style guide of whatever you’re writing the document for. Why would I want to change my footnote or endnote numbering style? while editing someone’s work, or when you change your mind, or when you’re working to a particular journal’s style and need to amend something you’ve already written) in Word 2007, Word 2010 and Word 2013.
Please note, this will not impact on any quotation marks used in your paper, as EndNote cannot do smart quotes.As part of my series on footnotes and endnotes, here’s how to change your footnote and endnote numbering styles on the go (e.g.
When you update your citations and bibliography, it should refer to the style chosen in the Configure Bibliography manager. Citations for the in-text Citations, Bibliography for the list of works cited) and convert any text that is not in Plain Font into Plain Font (you may have to do this to all of the reference types, or only a few). Go to the Templates section of the part of your citations that are formatting in a different font (e.g. To fix this, go to Edit>Output Styles and click on the option to "Edit" the style you are using. If the EndNote Style you are using has a font other than Plain Font set for the templates, this will over-ride the font chosen in the Configure Bibliography option.
Click on Layout, and adjust the font and line spacing to match what is required of your document.įor a Mac, click on "configure bibliography" in the EndNote controls in Word. On a Windows PC, drop down the Bibliography controls using the small arrow in the bottom corner of the box. You can change the font and spacing for EndNote Citations in the EndNote ribbon in Word.