: How to move footnotes to next column? How can I move footnotes to the next column? I need the vertical space at the bottom for a table, otherwise it gets split in 2. I tried the footnote

@Sims5801359

This is a total hack but a testament to how crappy footnotes are handled in InDesign.

What I do is put an invisible footnote in the column I want it to appear. Then I just use a footnote superscript styling of where I want it to be visibly anchored. I was hoping for a better way and that's how I found this thread, but it seems like I'm stuck with my inelegant method.

Maybe someone else has a better method but I haven't found it.

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@Shelley591

As far as I know, you can’t.

The beginning of a footnote will always be forced to appear on the same page as the footnote anchor. This is hardcoded into InDesign and, unless someone has found some clever method I’m not aware of, cannot be overridden.

The only way you can do it here is to make a fake footnote—but remember to make sure you adjust the following footnote’s number accordingly, and to make sure reflowed text doesn’t end up moving the fake footnote somewhere it doesn’t belong.

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