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I'm using Microsoft Word v16.9.3 on macOS Sonoma 14.6.1. I need to use Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition for a paper, and this calls for the footnotes being in 12 point font and the footnote num...
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qohelet
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2025-01-30T17:15:27Z (about 9 hours ago)
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- I'm using Microsoft Word v16.9.3 on macOS Sonoma 14.6.1. I need to use Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition for a paper, and this calls for the footnotes being in 12 point font and the footnote numbers not being superscripted and being followed by a period. The first line must also be indented. [There is an example paper on the Purdue OWL site](https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/chicago_manual_17th_edition/cmos_formatting_and_style_guide/cmos_nb_sample_paper.html) showing this.
I have managed to figure out most elements *except* for adding a period after the number. While this is standard numbering *outside* of footnotes, this option is not presented to me on macOS for footnotes. A few guides I've identified online provide instructions I am unable to complete because the various options or dialogs referenced are either not available or do not have the settings indicated.
- I'm using Microsoft Word v16.9.3 on macOS Sonoma 14.6.1. I need to use Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition for a paper, and this calls for the footnotes being in 12 point font and the footnote numbers not being superscripted and being followed by a period. The first line must also be indented. [There is an example paper on the Purdue OWL site](https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/chicago_manual_17th_edition/cmos_formatting_and_style_guide/cmos_nb_sample_paper.html) showing this.
- I have managed to figure out most elements *except* for adding a period after the number. While this is standard numbering *outside* of footnotes, this option is not presented to me on macOS for footnotes. A few guides I've identified online provide instructions I am unable to complete because the various options or dialogs referenced are either not available or do not have the settings indicated.
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- So to be clear, the question is: How do I add a period after the number for footnotes in Microsoft Word on macOS (as shown in [this example](https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/chicago_manual_17th_edition/cmos_formatting_and_style_guide/cmos_nb_sample_paper.html))?
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qohelet
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2025-01-30T05:50:34Z (about 20 hours ago)
Adding a period after footnote numbers in Microsoft Word on macOS
I'm using Microsoft Word v16.9.3 on macOS Sonoma 14.6.1. I need to use Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition for a paper, and this calls for the footnotes being in 12 point font and the footnote numbers not being superscripted and being followed by a period. The first line must also be indented. [There is an example paper on the Purdue OWL site](https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/chicago_manual_17th_edition/cmos_formatting_and_style_guide/cmos_nb_sample_paper.html) showing this. I have managed to figure out most elements *except* for adding a period after the number. While this is standard numbering *outside* of footnotes, this option is not presented to me on macOS for footnotes. A few guides I've identified online provide instructions I am unable to complete because the various options or dialogs referenced are either not available or do not have the settings indicated.