How can I make a footnote stay on one page and keep the lines together?

Answer

To keep the footnote together in Word:

  • Press Ctrl+Shift+S to Apply Styles
  • Footnote Text
  • Click Modify
  • Click Format
  • Select Paragraph
  • Under Line and Page Breaks tab
  • Check box by Keep lines together
  • Click OK.

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  • Last Updated Feb 04, 2021
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Comments (8)

  1. Just FYI, I'm on Mac Word and this does not work.
    by Brian Dant on Mar 26, 2019
  2. Thank you for your comment. I tested it on Word and it did work, but that was not a Mac.
    by Baker College Librarian on Apr 01, 2019
  3. I got it. It worked. Cheers.
    by Clarence Garay on Apr 19, 2019
  4. Thank you. It worked for me.
    by BethuelW on May 29, 2019
  5. You can do this on a Mac nearly the same way. Select the full footnote. Right click. Select paragraph and follow the rest of the direction like above.
    by Gretchen E. on Apr 28, 2020
  6. This worked for me: check BOTH boxes - keep lines together AND keep with next
    by Dean on Nov 04, 2021
  7. Thank you for this marvelous tip, it was perfect for me! Have a fantastic week!
    by Christina on Jan 26, 2022
  8. That was a perfect solution. Thank you very much
    by Sabafa on Mar 02, 2023

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