User 10519846919549918398
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Apr 29, 2023

Loss of footnotes in google docs when pasting from MS Word

I pasted the contents of a word document into a google doc. The doc contained footnotes which are no longer functional. Is there a way to restore functionality?
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Jo S.
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Apr 29, 2023
Hi,

Try opening the .docx file in Docs. You can then convert it to Docs format by going to File > Save as Google Docs. The footnotes should work when you do that. They won't work with a copy/paste.
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Jo S.
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Apr 29, 2023
Hi,

Try opening the .docx file in Docs. You can then convert it to Docs format by going to File > Save as Google Docs. The footnotes should work when you do that. They won't work with a copy/paste.
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User 10519846919549918398
Original Poster
Apr 29, 2023
That worked! Thank you so much!
Jo S.
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I've been volunteering in the help forums since 2013. I do NOT work for Google.
Apr 30, 2023
Awesome! You're very welcome. I'm so glad that worked and it's fixed for you now. Thank you for reporting back.
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