Hi Paul,

===== Original Message From mailing list for ConTeXt users ===== Here is an example from my webpage.

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\setupfootnotes[way=bytext, conversion=characters]

% set the number manually % the next footnote will be *3* \setnumber[footnote]{2}

The twelve labors of Hercules\footnote{Hercules had to perform 12 near-impossible tasks to become a god} were trifling in comparison with those which my neighbors have undertaken;

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\setupnumber[footnote][start=45] test \footnote{test} test

Thank you very much for forwarding this information. I really appreiate it. Best Idris ============================ Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523