Why Won't My Footnotes Import from Word?? • InDesign

Published: 24 November 2022
on channel: Becky’s Graphic Design®, LLC

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I have only encountered this issue a few times—footnotes that don't want to import! Follow my journey of experiments until I reach a solution (some of my experiments might be YOUR solution!) With a mixture of file renaming, import options, and resaving from a word processor, I finally overcame! (Skip to 8:35 for MY final solution.)

0:00 - Intro
0:22 - Overview of Manuscript
1:25 - Example of Footnotes Not Importing
3:10 - Searching for Superscript Characters
► TRY IMPORT OPTIONS?
4:13 - Importing with Options
► TRY IMPORTING FROM DESKTOP?
5:10 - Don't Import from a Server
► TRY CHANGING FILE EXTENSION?
6:10 - Change File Extension
6:45 - Reloading the Text
► TRY RENAMING FILE?
7:10 - Filename Issue?
► TRY RESAVING WITH NEW NAME?
7:58 - Resave .doc from Word Processor
8:35 - The Final Solution Overview

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Lake Michigan by Staffan Carlén.

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