Ken wonders if it is possible to change the default numbering format for endnotes from lowercase Roman numerals (i, ii, etc.) to uppercase Roman numerals (I, II, etc.). While this can be done manually in the Insert Endnote dialog box, that takes several steps and a change to the default would be much easier and faster.
Apr 28, 2020 Fix footnote and endnote references to arabic numbers everywhere? I can't point to an event that triggered this, but of late, every time I insert a footnote or endnote, it has a lower-case Roman numeral reference, although at this moment, my current document has a mixture because I was able to force one of them to an Arabic number. May 07, 2016 Mike, I'm a fellow Mac user who was having the same problem as you: Once I converted footnotes to endnotes (by highlighting all of the footnotes, and then right-clicking and choosing 'Convert to Endnote'), I didn't know how to change the default Roman numerals in an existing file to Arabic numerals. Here's what worked: 1. Feb 02, 2017 If I save a document as.doc endnotes show up with roman numbers (i, ii, iii) despite I use the default settings with arabic numbers (1, 2, 3) in OOo/LibO. A friend with MS Office noticed it and there are roman numbers in MS Word viewer, which I checked myself. In OOo/LibO the same file has arab numbers, see test document. Footnotes are OK.
It is possible to change the default, but the way you do it is to change the template on which new documents are based. In most cases, this means changing the Normal template because most new documents are based, automatically, on settings stored in the Normal template. (In other words, changing the template is how you change many of Word's defaults—including endnote numbering styles.)
In order to make a change to the Normal template you need to load it directly. The location of the Normal template will vary from system to system, but you can use the Windows search feature to locate it. (Just search for Normal.dotx, Normal.dotm, or some variation of these names.) Load the template directly into Word and then follow these steps:
- Display the References tab of the ribbon.
- Click the small icon at the lower-right corner of the Footnotes group. Word displays the Footnote and Endnote dialog box.
- Select the Endnote radio button. (See Figure 1.)
- Using the Number Format drop-down list, select the numbering format you want to use.
- Click OK to close the Footnote and Endnote dialog box.
- Insert a dummy endnote and then delete it. (This is important so that Word actually has to 'use' the settings you made.)
- Save and close the template file.
Figure 1. The Footnote and Endnote dialog box.
How Do I Change Endnotes From Roman To Arabic Numerals In Word For Mac Free
The next time you create a document based on that template, the endnote reference numbers will be formatted as Roman numerals (assuming you selected a Roman numeral format in step 3). This won't affect any existing documents, only new ones.
