Find normal.dot (the default profile) or the dedicated template you use for this kind of report, change it in the style used for footnotes and save the template again. I suppose this helps for new documents.
More on templates and styles in http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm
It's a very useful feature of Word, to be able to customize the look of documents by using a specific template.
If it doesn't work, record a macro and put it in the template you use, so that changing it to your wishes is a one-button operation. You could even try to make it an autoopen macro so that it is executed automatically when you create a new document. Play with it and see if you can make it in a way that doesn't harm existing documents. But I really don't think this will be necessary.
Kees
Can changes in the default options for Footnotes/Endnotes MS Word 2000 be saved?
I use endnotes frequently at work, but I use Arabic (regular) numerals and have to change from Word's default of lower case Roman numerals every time I need to use endnotes.
Is there a way to save the changed endnote format as a new default?
Many thanks,
Mark

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