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w:endnotes (Endnotes Part Root)

Root element of the endnotes.xml part, containing all endnote definitions for the document.

Child elements

Description

w:endnotes is the root element of the Endnotes part (word/endnotes.xml). It is the endnote counterpart to w:footnotes and contains all w:endnote elements — including the special separator endnotes.

It is defined in ECMA-376 Part 1 §17.11.5.

The Endnotes part is referenced from the main document part via a relationship of type http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/endnotes.

Child Elements

Element Description
w:endnote A single endnote definition.

Examples

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<w:endnotes xmlns:w="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main">
  <w:endnote w:type="separator" w:id="-1">
    <w:p><w:r><w:separator/></w:r></w:p>
  </w:endnote>
  <w:endnote w:type="continuationSeparator" w:id="0">
    <w:p><w:r><w:continuationSeparator/></w:r></w:p>
  </w:endnote>
  <w:endnote w:id="1">
    <w:p>
      <w:r><w:endnoteRef/></w:r>
      <w:r><w:t xml:space="preserve"> Endnote text here.</w:t></w:r>
    </w:p>
  </w:endnote>
</w:endnotes>

Notes

  • Endnotes collect at the end of the section or end of the document, depending on w:endnotePr settings.
  • The structure of w:endnotes is parallel to w:footnotes — the same separator types and ID conventions apply.