Hamid,
Thank you! I did this to the first note in the paper, and the next note begins with number 1, as I wanted.
Simi
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On Mar 24, 2010, at 1:16 PM, Hamid Haji wrote:

> On 24 Mar 2010, at 16:34, Simeon Chavel wrote:
> [...]
>> But now I have a new question: How do I make a different first footnote, one that is not numbered with the rest, has in fact no number at all but maybe an asterisk, and in such a way that there is no visible reference in the body of the text?
> 
> If I understand you correctly:
> Insert this note in the normal way.
> Then place the cursor anywhere in the text of that note or select the note reference in the body.
> From the Footnote (green) tag in the Statusbar apply the menu 'Set Custom Note Reference ...'
> Enter the custom text for the note's reference. (In this case *).
> This will not affect the sequential numbering of the remaining footnotes.
> To make * invisible in the body, select it and apply Format:Text Color:White.
> 
> Hamid