15th May 2002
Here's a note about notes from Guillermo Castaneda: "In my job, I have to produce numerous documents with schedules and/or annexes that have to be referenced in the main document. Oftentimes, it is easy to make cross-references to headings in the schedules, but what can you do when such schedules are not a part of your Word document (i.e.: photo copies)? Of course, having a scanner and linking to the image from the appropriate page is a dandy solution, but another easy way to handle this (especially if you don't have a scanner - or you just want to keep things simple) is to use the Endotes feature. In Word, go to Insert | Reference | Footnote and select Endnote. Choose your numbering style a click OK. Be sure to send the Endnotes to the end of the document (preferably, a blank page), instead of to the end of the section. Format the Endnote reference so that it matches your main document text. This way, your schedule references are always properly numbered, and you avoid the headaches associated with finding awkward references after printing extensive documents, especially when you are on a deadline. This tip will not work when making references within footnotes. Even if you copy and paste the Endnote reference, Word will automatically convert it to a footnote reference - curiously enough, inserting the footnote number where you wanted to insert the reference."