WD: Err Msg "Not a Valid Action for Footnotes"

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SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Word, if you edit a footnote, the following error message may appear:

Not a valid action for footnotes

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This message usually results from trying to delete a paragraph mark that separates footnotes. You can format this mark, but you cannot delete it.

This message also appears if you try to delete the footnote number in the footnote window.

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WORKAROUND

If you want to delete the footnote, delete the footnote reference number that appears in the text of your document.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Word 1.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Word 1.1 Standard Edition
Microsoft Word 2.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Word 2.0a
Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0b
Microsoft Word 2.0c
Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Word 6.0a
Microsoft Word 6.0c
Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
Microsoft Word 95a
Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
Microsoft Word 4.0 for Macintosh
Microsoft Word 5.0 for Macintosh
Microsoft Word 5.1 for Macintosh
Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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