Okay. I really almost lost my mind over this. 😵💫 I was editing a document in Word 365 on my Mac, and all my endnotes were showing those lowercase roman numerals (i, ii, iii…). For the life of me, I could not figure out how to change them to normal numbers.
I googled. I clicked through every tab. Nothing made sense. I even considered giving up and just pretending roman numerals are fine.
Then… I figured it out. And it was SO EASY I wanted to scream. 😂 So I’m putting it here in case someone else needs it (or future me forgets again).
How to Change Endnotes to Numbers in Word 365 on a Mac
Here’s the exact step-by-step process I followed:
Step 1: Put your cursor inside any endnote.
It doesn’t matter which one. Just click anywhere in the endnote text at the bottom of the document.
Step 2: Go to the top menu bar and click “Insert.
Not “References,” not “Tools”—just “Insert.”
Step 3: Choose “Footnote…” from the dropdown.
This brings up a pop-up window where you can adjust both footnotes and endnotes.
Step 4: In the pop-up, find the section labeled “Endnote.”
Look for the option that says “Number format.”
Step 5: Change “Number format” to 1, 2, 3.
This is the one you’re probably looking for. Bye-bye, roman numerals.
Step 6: Click “Apply.”
Boom. That’s it. All your endnotes will now use regular numbers instead of i, ii, iii.
Seriously. That’s all it took. I wish I had known this two hours earlier.
Hope this saves someone else the headache!