BTT Writer for the Desktop: Translating Footnotes 
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A footnote is additional information about a certain part of the text. The footnote usually appears at the bottom of a book’s page.

In BTT Writer, a footnote is shown as a black page icon that you click to display the footnote. For example, there is a footnote in 1 Cor. 10:28.

Footnotes can provide further explanation when:

* There are names or other words that differ between various Bible versions.

* Some versions of the Bible have words or verses that are not in the ULB.

To translate a footnote:
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1)	Copy the footnote.

    *	In the source text, click the footnote icon to open it (for example, in 1 Cor. 10:28)  

    * Highlight the text of the footnote.

    *	Copy the footnote text – [Ctrl + C] on Windows.

    * Dismiss the footnote.
 
2)	Paste the footnote into the translated text.

    * If the chunk has been marked “done”, click the toggle at bottom right of the translated chunk.
 
    * Click the Edit icon (pencil).
 
    * Click the appropriate spot in the translated text.

    * Paste the footnote text – [Ctrl + V] on Windows).
 
3)	Add footnote coding. Footnote coding identifies the text as a footnote and separates it from the surrounding text. To add footnote coding:

    * Type the following text at the beginning of the footnote, separated from the surrounding text by spaces:

      ::
 
         \f + \ft

    * Type the following text at the end of the footnote, separated from the surrounding text by spaces: 
 
      ::
 
          \f* 
 
    * If there is a quote within the footnote:
      
      * Replace the beginning quotation mark with: 
      
        ::
            
           \fqa
           
        and separate from the surrounding text by spaces.
      
      *	Replace the ending quotation mark with: 
      
        ::
            
           \fqa*
           
        and separate from the surrounding text by spaces. 
 
4)	Translate the footnote.

    * Translate the text of the footnote.
 
    * Click the check mark to save the edits on the chunk.
 
    * Mark the chunk as done.
    
For example, the code for the chunk containing the footnote in 1 Cor. 10:28 looks like this:

::

    \v 28 But if someone says to you, "This food was from a pagan sacrifice," do not eat it. This is 
    for the sake of the one who informed you, and for the sake of conscience. \f + \ft Some ancient 
    copies of the Greek text add, \fqa For the earth and everything in it belong to the Lord. \fqa* But 
    the best copies of the Greek text do not have this. Many scholars see this addition as a
    duplication of verse 26 \f* \v 29 I do not mean your own conscience, but the other person's conscience. 
    For why should my freedom be judged by another's conscience? \v 30 If I partake of the meal with 
    gratitude, why am I being insulted for that for which I gave thanks?