Cant change footnote from indenting and extra spacing

[kaye123]

My footnotes are indenting and I am getting 1.5 spacing. Tried to chang
via "modify style" and used advanced tab and changed font and para but
it changed the whole document. Now I can't reset modify style becaus
the fields for "style type" and "style based on" fields are greyed out
Possibly because I saved in style type although I can't see it.
When I reopen the document it hasn;t saved changes and font still th
same.
I am using citation software as well as manualy references.
Can anyone point me to a resource plese as possibly not searching fo
right proble

 

[Stefan Blom]

Sounds like you are changing the Normal style. Make sure to modify the actual
Footnote Text style instead: Right-click the footnote text and choose Style from
the context menu. In the Style dialog box, click Modify, and then make the
desired changes.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

In addition to what Stefan said, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/WholeDocumentReformatted.htm. But note
that the Footnote Text style is based on Normal. If you change the
formatting of Normal, it will affect almost every other style. This is why I
recommend leaving Normal alone and using Body Text for body text instead
(see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NormalVsBodyStyles.htm).

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