• Click on the text around which you need additional spacing. Usually just clicking on the line or anywhere within the paragraph will be sufficient. However, if you do select text, be sure to include the paragraph marker at the end of the paragraph as well.

• Select Format then Paragraph and the <> box will open. [After clicking on this link, click on the orange box with blue arrows at the bottom right corner of the new window to expand the size of the picture.]

• Under Spacing/Before--After, add 12&nbsp;pts (equal to one single-spaced line) before or after the paragraph in question, depending on where you need additional space in relation to that line/paragraph). Regardless of the line spacing format you are using (1-1/2 or double), you will be adding 12&nbsp;pts. Points can be increased/decreased in increments of 6&nbsp;pts by clicking on the arrows to the right of the box. You can also just type directly into the box for increments of less than 6&nbsp;pts. NOTE: When adding space before text to separate it from a preceding table, you may need to add somewhat more than 12&nbsp;pts because Word doesn't recognize the space occupied by the bottom delineating line of the table (this isn't a problem when there is a note to a table). So, if after adding the 12&nbsp;pts, the space between the bottom of the table and the following text doesn't look equal to the space between the text and the table title (the space above the table), increase the points until it does.

• Select Format/Styles and Formatting.

• From the Styles and Formatting Task Pane which opened on the right side of the screen, choose "Footnote Text." If Footnote Text does not apear on the list, look at the bottom pull-down menu of the Task Pane [Show:]. Select "Custom," then click in the box next to the Footnote Text style to make it visible and click ok.

• Click on the down arrow that appears to the right of the Footnote Text style when you move your cursor over the style name and select Modify (the Modify Styles window will appear).

• Select Format.

• Select Font and make sure the font is the same style you are using in your text; if not, change it. Set font size to 10 pts. (or 2 pts smaller than text font size).

• Click OK.

• Reselect Format.

• Select Paragraph.

• Under Indentation/Special, select "First line"

• Under Spacing/After, select "6 pts" by moving the up/down arrows. This will give you a half-spaced line between entries.

• Check Line Spacing--it should already be set to single If not, change it to single.

• Click OK.

• Click Apply.

To fix problems with the footnote or endnote separator lines, see the ReadMe File's troubleshooting section under References.

• Select Format.
• Select Paragraph
• Click on the Line and Page Breaks tab.
• Then, click in the check boxes for Keep Lines Together, Keep with Next or Page Break Before as necessary. Widow/Orphan Control is always selected in the Template, so only UNcheck that box if having a widow or orphan line is the best alternative for a particularly sticky formatting situation.