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How to Fix Blank Footnotes Screen in Draft View After Sonoma Update in Word 16.79.1

I just updated from Ventura to Sonoma 14.1.1. I use Word 16.79.1. When editing many footnotes I normally open the doc in draft view and click footnotes, in order to be able to see all of the footnotes at once.


Now, I can open draft view fine. However, when I click on footnotes I see a blank screen with the word footnotes. (I have attached a screenshot). Ideas?



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iMac 24″, macOS 14.1

Posted on Nov 18, 2023 6:24 PM

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Posted on Nov 22, 2023 8:50 AM

This worked for me:


Uninstall Word.

Do not load the version in the app store.

Use this link: https://officecdn.microsoft.com/pr/C1297A47-86C4-4C1F-97FA-950631F94777/MacAutoupdate/Microsoft_Word_16.78.23100802_Updater.pkg

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How to Fix Blank Footnotes Screen in Draft View After Sonoma Update in Word 16.79.1

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