Footnotes too far down the page

[Richard]

I have a pleading in Word 2003 where the footnotes are not spanning pages
properly and are overlaying important information in the footer. Is there a
way for me to control how far down a footnote can go before it spans to the
next page?

Richard

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

This should not be happening. Make sure that the Footnote Text style is not
formatted as "Keep with next" or "Keep lines together."

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Richard]

I believe it has something to do with the footer containing text boxes that
are outside the margin of the normal footer. I was able to correct the issue
by formatting the footnotes to be "Below Text" instead of from the bottom.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Yes, the text boxes could be an issue. Is there no way to design the footer
without relying on them?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org