I may be wrong here, but in looking at an old preamble file I have for which
typograpical footnote devices work as you'd like, try the following:
\renewcommand{\thefootnote}{\fnsymbol{footnote}}
/**************************************
As a species, we are forever sticking our fingers into the electric socket of
the Universe to see what'll happen next. It's a trait that'll either save us or
kill us, but by god it's what makes us human beings. I'd rather be in the
company of people who look at Mars than people who contemplate humanity's navel
-- other worlds are better than fluff. ~~Sir Terence David John Pratchett
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From: Frederick Noronha <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thu, May 20, 2010 3:26:32 PM
Subject: Typographical devices, instead of numbers, for footnotes
Is it possible for me to use typographical devices [like *, †, ‡, §,
‖, ¶] instead of number for footnotes, as I have end-notes as well
using numbers? Many thanks! FN
Frederick Noronha
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