How to: Remove the footnote separator.
Solution:
Place the document in Normal view and select 'Footnotes...' option from the 'View' menu. Select the separator option from the drop-down list box. Delete the separator.
1) Select the 'View' menu and select 'Normal'.
2) Select the 'View' menu again and select 'Footnotes'. (The check box notes will display in a window.)
3) Select 'Footnote Separator' from the drop-down list box. (The separator will display in the check box note window.)
Separator box
4) Select the characters or line displayed.
5) Press DELETE.
6) Do one of the following:
a) Click 'Close' to close the check box note window.
b) Type a different separator and close the window.