On Sat, 01 Mar 2014 15:03:55 -0500
Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> wrote:

> Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@talktalk.net> writes:
> 
> > On Sat, 01 Mar 2014 13:22:45 -0500
> > Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@talktalk.net> writes:
> >> 
> >> > I'm using [fn:1] to reference articles in an academic article,
> >> > but how should I reference it back from the list of references
> >> > at the end of the article please?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >> > Sharon.
> >> 
> >> Not sure what you mean: in the org-mode buffer or in some exported
> >> file? In the former case, C-c C-c on the footnote marker in the
> >> text takes you to the footnote and C-c C-c on the footnote marker
> >> in the footnote takes you back.
> >> 
> > The article is in org-mode and I can open the file easily in a
> > buffer, and everywhere that the original article has a reference to
> > a numbered item in the 'References' section at the end of the
> > article, I have put [fn:*] where * is the number of the reference.
> > The [fn:*] has been manually put in, without using any keybindings
> > or macros.
> >
> > What I'm now looking for is some way to link my [fn:*] to its mate
> > in the reference list. Can it be done please?
> >
> 
> Sure: here's the general outline:
> 
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> 
> * Section
> 
> This takes us to a footnote[fn:1].
> 
> * References
> 
> [fn:1] This is the footnote.
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
> 
> Just label each footnote with the corresponding footnote mark and you
> should be OK. After all, it's all plain text.
> 
Brilliant! Thank you very much, it works! And so easily too :)

Thanks again
Sharon.
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