I am formatting a book that has two columns and lots of footnotes. I need the text to be in two columns, but the footnotes to appear in a single column at the bottom of each page. So far I can only get the footnotes to appear at the bottom of each column, i.e. two columns of footnotes. How can I get them in just one column?
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Footnotes across columns in CS2
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Kandsuk:
How do you instruct ID to place footnotes in a separate text box. I have only been able to include them in the existing text frame. Are you manually placing footnotes vs. automatic. How do you assure that the footnotes follow the footnote reference no. during repagination?
How do you instruct ID to place footnotes in a separate text box. I have only been able to include them in the existing text frame. Are you manually placing footnotes vs. automatic. How do you assure that the footnotes follow the footnote reference no. during repagination?
Ruffian:
One thing you can try is to select Preserve Page Breaks on the import options as well as footnotes. That at least keeps the footnotes on the same page.
Then if you use 2 separate text boxes on the page, rather than 2 columns, with a 3rd full width along the bottom and link them the text flows into the 2 long boxes and then the bottom. If this is used a master, it goes for all pages linked to the master.
This is anything but perfect since one page could have 5 long footnotes and another could have zero - creating one heck of a big bottom margin at the bottom of that page.
Using OSX 10.3.9 on a G4
One thing you can try is to select Preserve Page Breaks on the import options as well as footnotes. That at least keeps the footnotes on the same page.
Then if you use 2 separate text boxes on the page, rather than 2 columns, with a 3rd full width along the bottom and link them the text flows into the 2 long boxes and then the bottom. If this is used a master, it goes for all pages linked to the master.
This is anything but perfect since one page could have 5 long footnotes and another could have zero - creating one heck of a big bottom margin at the bottom of that page.
Using OSX 10.3.9 on a G4
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Thanks for your suggestions! It seems that InDesign never thought of this, and I will need to come up with a less than elegant solution.
This is all bad news because the document is over 1000 pages, has hundreds of footnotes, is in Cyrillic script and the client is very, very particular. It also has running headers that track the subtitles on each page, which InDesign can't do either.
Is there somewhere I can register my wish list for future versions? Why can't InDesign perform some basic word processing functions like proper footnotes, having text break across columns, table styles, running headers, etc, etc, etc.
This is all bad news because the document is over 1000 pages, has hundreds of footnotes, is in Cyrillic script and the client is very, very particular. It also has running headers that track the subtitles on each page, which InDesign can't do either.
Is there somewhere I can register my wish list for future versions? Why can't InDesign perform some basic word processing functions like proper footnotes, having text break across columns, table styles, running headers, etc, etc, etc.
Y'know, everyone uses Indesign differently. It can't do everything. Maybe you're using the wrong software, maybe Word or Framemaker would be a better choice. Indesign is for design (see, it's right there in the name). It sounds like your project is all word processing.
>>Why can't InDesign perform some basic word processing functions like proper footnotes, having text break across columns, table styles, running headers, etc, etc, etc. <<
For the obvious reason that InDesign is not a word processor any more than Word is a layout program.
Both try hard to have some of the functions of the other, but neither doing a particularly good job, although I reckon ID is a better word processor than Word is a layout tool.
Framemaker might be a better choice of software for your task.
For the obvious reason that InDesign is not a word processor any more than Word is a layout program.
Both try hard to have some of the functions of the other, but neither doing a particularly good job, although I reckon ID is a better word processor than Word is a layout tool.
Framemaker might be a better choice of software for your task.
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