OSCOLA in word - continuous footnote (n...) references, instead of per chapter

nmpetrie
Hi there

I am using Zotero in a Word for Mac v 16, with OSCOLA style.

The document is a large PhD thesis, split by seperate chapters. The (n ...) numbering was previously operating within chapters but has suddenly started running continuously for the whole thesis (so the 'n' numbers do not align with the footnote numbers they are referring to).

Any help fixing this would be great!!
  • nmpetrie
    Chapters are split by Section Breaks
  • adamsmith
    Not sure I completely follow (example would help), but in a single document, I'd have expected the supra (n) notes to always refer to the continuous number. I don't think Zotero can handle renumbered footnotes (e.g., starting at 1 for every chapter) in supra notes.
  • nmpetrie
    Yes, each Chapter needs to re-start footnoting afresh at 1.

    Word is able to do this, by splitting each chapter by Section break and then restarting footnotes at 1 for each chapter.

    But Zotero is doing the supra references ('n XX' for OSCOLA), to refer back to references in the whole document, not just in that Chapter/Section.

  • adamsmith
    OK, that's what I thought I understood.
    Zotero can't do that I'm afraid, sorry. Only way to get supra notes right is to author each chapter in a separate document (you can then unlink citations and merge chapters for final assembly).
  • nmpetrie
    OK, that sucks! But thanks for replying so quick and for explaining
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