> However, footnotes are usually 
> numbered, I would
> like to be able to number each footnote, in the text, and place the
> corresponding number at the bottom of the text next to the footnote.
> 
> Could someone give me some indicators on how I might go about this?
> 

<xsl:number level="any"/> is designed for this purpose;
 
<xsl:value-of select="count(preceding::footnote)+1"/> works just as well

Mike Kay

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