Ludwig,
I'm a bit sceptical that corruption is present.
I suspect you have not properly created a *character* style (via Format menu
=> Style => New) on which to base the Footnote Reference style. When I
tested this whole procedure for you in Word 2004 before replying (because
no-one has asked this question here during the past 5 years or so) I created
a character style that was in a blue italicized font quite different from
the one I have in body text. I called it "for footnote numbers". I then
based the Footnote Reference Number style on it, exactly as described. All
footnote numbers, in the body text and footnotes, changed to blue italic, in
that font, retrospectively throughout the whole document.
You may find some notes on the way I use Word for the Mac, titled "Bend Word
to Your Will", which are available as a free download from the Word MVPs'
website (
http://word.mvps.org/Mac/Bend/BendWordToYourWill.html). See pages
101-102.
[Note: "Bend Word to your will" is designed to be used electronically and
most subjects are self-contained dictionary-style entries. If you decide to
read more widely than the item I've referred to, it's important to read the
front end of the document -- especially pages 3 and 5 -- so you can select
some Word settings that will allow you to use the document effectively.]
It often happens that people make assumptions and don't follow the
instructions exactly. I suspect that if you go back through them thoroughly,
all will be well. If not, post back.
Cheers,
Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is 5-11 hours different from the Americas and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
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