Export Word footnote reference index
Export DOCX footnotes and endnotes with their actual continuous decimal reference numbers and body context.
- 1Add input
- 2Review and run
- 3Get your result
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Before you start
Match each note to the body passage that refers to it. Supported automatic decimal numbering is calculated from the document's real settings and reference order, independently for footnotes and endnotes. Internal IDs remain separate diagnostic fields.
How to use this tool
- Choose your DOCX with supported automatic note numbering.
- Check visible number, note kind, referring paragraph and note text.
- Download the complete reference index as JSON, CSV and text.
Supported inputs and limits
One DOCX up to 20 MiB, 64 MiB expanded content and 10,000 notes; combined exported note/context text up to 8 MiB, each report up to 20 MiB.
Only continuous automatic decimal numbering starting at 1, including absent OOXML defaults or equivalent explicit settings. Section/page restart, other formats such as Roman endnotes, custom marks, reused note references, fields, revisions or unsupported stories are rejected. Internal IDs are not displayed note numbers. Offsets use logical UTF-16 text.
Worked example
Example input
Footnote references use IDs 40, 2 and 71, followed by an endnote ID 77.
Example options
{}Example output
Footnote visible numbers 1, 2, 3 and endnote number 1, with exact note texts and body contexts.
When something does not work
Use a document with continuous decimal numbering beginning at 1. Remove unsupported numbering or create a supported copy; repair missing references and rerun.
Frequently asked questions
Do IDs such as 40, 2 and 71 become visible note numbers?
No. In a supported continuous decimal document, those references in that order have visible numbers 1, 2 and 3.
Can it handle footnotes that restart each page?
No. Page/section restarts and other formats are rejected before output because visible numbering requires additional layout or format handling.
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