Word: Remove footnote dividing line

Word separates end and footnotes from the rest of the text by dividing lines. To remove this dividing line, you only have to make a few settings. Read exactly how this works here.

Remove line from footnotes in Word - Step 1

1. On the ribbon, on the View tab, under Document View, click the Draft icon.
2. Then open the "Show Notes" command in the "Footnotes" area of ​​the "References" tab.
3. The document must contain at least one footnote or endnote before this command can be called. If the document contains both variants, you must then decide in the "Show footnotes" dialog whether the word processor should display the footer or endnote area.
4. Select the desired option and click "OK".

Remove dividing line - 2nd step

1. Then select the "Footnote line" entry in the "Footnotes" or "Endnotes" combo box. The line used by the word processor appears.
2. Now you can mark this line with a double click and delete it with [Del].
3. End the action by clicking on "Close".
4. If you want to insert the dividing line again later, open the configuration for the "Footnote dividing line" as described above and click the "Reset" button with the left mouse button.

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