I want to have endnotes that restart numbering for each section

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I want to have endnotes that restart numbering for each section

I have read the user guide and it states:

To restart endnote or footnote numbering:

Choose “Restarts on Each Page” or “Restarts for Each Section” from the Numbering pop- up menu in the Document pane of the Document inspector.

I have created sections properly for each chapter. The numbering doesn't start over as it should. I also tried selecting the whole document and toggling the pop up menu between "continuous" and "restarts for each section" and it appears to fix the problem, but as soon as the text is deselected, the numbering returns to continuous.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on May 7, 2012 7:21 AM

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PeterBreis0807

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May 7, 2012 8:11 AM in response to --bf

I have tested this in Pages '09 v4.0 on OSX 10.6.8 and in the 3 sections I created the section endnotes they correctly started at 1 and counted on for that Section alone.

How have you "created sections properly"?

Peter

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--bf Author

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May 8, 2012 6:20 AM in response to PeterBreis0807

At the end of each chapter, I placed the cursor at the end of the last word. Then I went up to insert and selected endnote. I could then see through the thumbnails that a new section had been created. Would love your insight if I haven't done this correctly.

Thanks,

--bf

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--bf Author

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May 8, 2012 6:25 AM in response to --bf

Sorry, I misspoke a few minutes ago. As you can see I'm new to this. To create section break, I went to end of chapter, went to insert and selected section break. Thumbnails then showed me I had created a new section. Thanks,

--bf

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May 8, 2012 6:28 AM in response to --bf

To divide each chapter you need to click in the text at the end of the chapter:

Menu > Insert > Section Break

You insert an endnote by selecting the point in the text where you want the endnote reference:

Menu > Insert > Endnote (which reflects what you selected as your option in the Document Inspector)

Peter

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--bf Author

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May 8, 2012 6:32 AM in response to PeterBreis0807

thanks!

--bf

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--bf Author

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May 14, 2012 6:45 AM in response to --bf

fyi: I am running 10.7.3. Based on conversations at the Apple Store, we think this update broke the feature in pages because after following your instructions, which they also tried on a Lion machine in the store, we can't get the endnotes to restart numbering properly at the beginning of the next section.

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May 14, 2012 7:41 AM in response to --bf

I have just tested this in Pages '09 v4.1 in OSX 10.7.4.

I set up a 25 page document with 4 sections each with up to 5 endnotes.

Inspector > Document > Document > Footnotes & Endnotes > Use Section Endnotes > Format: 1, 2, 3 > Numbering: Restarts for Each Section

Section Endnotes numbering restart correctly from 1 in each section.

Peter

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--bf Author

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May 15, 2012 1:47 PM in response to PeterBreis0807

Fantastic. It worked, just as you said it would. One more question....is it possible to get all of the end note detail to show up at the end of the book like a real book instead of at the end of each section?

Thanks, Peter,

--bf

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Answer 9

May 15, 2012 3:29 PM in response to --bf

Yes, that is the 3rd option in the Document Inspector: Endnote.

Peter

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jbonnel

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Jun 19, 2012 2:46 PM in response to PeterBreis0807

Hi Peter, I have the same question as BF. I'm running 10.7.4, Pages '09 4.1. I have created section breaks at the end of each of my chapters, as described above, and followed the steps in the document inspector: Inspector > Document > Document > Footnotes & Endnotes > Use Section Endnotes > Format: 1, 2, 3 > Numbering: Restarts for Each Section

the endnotes move to the end of the document, where they should be, but they are not restarting for each section.

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Answer 11

Jun 20, 2012 2:03 PM in response to jbonnel

They should not be moving to the end of the document they should be at the end of each section, which is the only way they will restart numbering. At the end of the document they are numbered from 1 till last.

Are you by any chance doing this in a document which has been edited in Word?

Peter

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jbonnel

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Jun 21, 2012 11:39 AM in response to PeterBreis0807

I am, yes, working on a document created in Word. I am writing a book manuscript which must have endnotes (at document end), but with numbers restarting for each chapter. From reading the other support forum entries it seems others have needed to do the same.

SInce Pages allows you to select endnotes/at document end/restart numbering for each section (and since I've divided chapters with section breaks) I had hoped this would work. If not, I guess I'll have to move back to Word.

THanks for your help,

JEnnifer

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Answer 13

Jun 21, 2012 4:27 PM in response to jbonnel

As a work around have them at the end of each section, then when you are finished try copying them to the end.

Worth a try.

Peter

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