# FootnoteStartNumber Property

> Returns or sets the number of the first footnote, where the footnote numbering of the TXTextControl document starts, as an Integer value at run time only.

- **Product:** TX Text Control ActiveX
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Property
- **Path:** TX Text Control ActiveX > API Reference > TXTextControl > FootnoteStartNumber Property
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- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/footnotestartnumber-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/footnotestartnumber-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/footnotestartnumber-property/llms-full.txt

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This property returns or sets the number for the first footnote.

Introduced: 32.0.

### Syntax

```vbscript
TXTextControl.FootnoteStartNumber [= value]
```

### Data Types

Integer.

### Limitations

Run time only.

### See Also

- [Programming Category: Using Footnotes](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/categories/footnotes/llms-full.txt)

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