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

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Article ID:35599
Last Review:November 16, 2006
Revision:2.3
This article was previously published under Q35599

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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CAUSE

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 Office Word 2003
•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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Keywords: 
kberrmsg kbfield KB35599

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