DOCX Footnote Repair & Cross-References

Fix footnote formatting damage caused by Google Docs and Word Online, and convert hardcoded supra note references to NOTEREF field codes.

When This Applies

Common symptoms in .docx files round-tripped through Google Docs or Word Online:

• Missing footnote separator lines
• Stripped paragraph styles (pStyle) on footnote bodies
• Stripped style definitions (FNStyleBest etc.) — the pStyle reference points at an undefined style and Word silently falls back to Normal
• Author bio custom marks (*, †, ‡) replaced with numbers
• Footnote numbering starting at the wrong number (offset from customMarkFollows bio footnotes)
• TOC separator paragraphs that inflate to fill a whole page
• Hardcoded "supra note N" / "infra note N" references that need to become auto-updating NOTEREF fields

Quick Start

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