Working with footnotes in the Print editor of Content Station Aurora

Info: This feature requires Content Station 11.12 or higher.

Using the Print editor of Content Station Aurora, footnotes in a Print article can be created, edited or removed.

Footnotes appear as an icon in the editor. When the icon is clicked, the content appears in a pop-up window. Footnotes also appear in the layout preview (when available).

Figure: Footnotes appear as an icon in the text. When clicking the icon, the content appears in a pop-up window.

Notes:  When adding, editing or removing a footnote, the layout preview is automatically updated. Footnotes can also be added, edited or removed by users of Smart Connection for Adobe InDesign or InCopy.

This article describes how to work with footnotes in Content Station Aurora:

• Recognizing footnotes
• Opening a footnote
• Closing a footnote
• Saving changes
• Creating a footnote
• Deleting a footnote

Recognizing footnotes

Footnotes in a Print article can be recognized by the footnote icon in the editor.

Figure: The footnote icon.

Opening a footnote

To open a footnote, click the icon in the text. The footnote will open in a pop-up window.

Closing a footnote

To close a footnote, click anywhere outside of it, or click the X-button in the top right corner.

Saving changes

Changes that are made to the text in the footnote are automatically saved.

Creating a footnote

Step 1. Place the text cursor at the position in the text where you want to add the footnote.

Step 2. In the toolbar, click Insert Note and from the menu that appears, choose Insert footnote.

Note: In Content Station 11.43 and lower, this button is available as an icon.

Figure: To create a footnote, click the Insert note button (A) and from the menu choose 'Insert footnote' (B).

The footnote is created and the layout preview is updated.

Step 3. Open the footnote by clicking its icon. Add the text for the footnote.

Note: The footnote is automatically numbered.

Deleting a footnote

To delete a footnote, do one of the following:

• Place the text cursor after the icon in the text and press Backspace.
• Open the footnote and click Delete.

Document history

• 7 August 2019: Updated section 'Creating an footnote' by updating the screenshots and adding information about the way it looks in Content Station 11.43