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Q163459: WD97: Footnote/Endnote Deleted by Grammar Checker

Article: Q163459
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbualink97 kbproof kbfield
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the Grammar Checker, footnotes or endnotes may be deleted from your
document.

CAUSE
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This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:

- A custom reference mark of @ (an "at" sign) was used to mark a footnote or
  endnote.

  -and-

- The custom reference mark follows a period.

  -and-

- You click the Change button in the Spelling & Grammar dialog box while
  the Grammar Checker is running.


WORKAROUND
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Use a different custom footnote or endnote reference mark.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem has been corrected in Word 2000.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbualink97 kbproof kbfield 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97

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