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Edit a footnote in a Google Docs PDF

Correct a footnote or endnote at the bottom of the page. This works on the PDF Google Docs exported, so you do not need the original file.

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How to do it

  1. 1.Open the PDF exported from Google Docs in MythosPDF.
  2. 2.Edit the footnote text.
  3. 3.Press Enter to save the line, then Export PDF.

How Google Docs writes PDFs

  • • Download as PDF uses Google Fonts, embedded as subsets.
  • • Lines often end with an invisible zero width space.
  • • Text is positioned word by word.

What that means when you edit a footnote

  • • Google Docs fonts are open, so any new letter can be set in the exact same font. Invisible line end characters are handled, so edits do not leave stray spaces.
  • • Because Google Docs uses open fonts, any letter you type is set in the exact same font, even if the PDF never contained it.

What happens to the rest of the page

  • • Small footnote text keeps its size and superscript numbers.
  • • Footnotes near the page edge stay inside the page.

Questions people ask

+Can I renumber footnotes?

Edit the numbers yourself; they are ordinary text in the PDF.

+Is it better to edit in Google Docs?

If you have the original Google Docs file and a lot to change, yes. For quick changes to the PDF itself, editing the PDF is faster and keeps it exactly as sent.

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