Q. I am unable to locate, by any means, where CMOS says that note superscripts follow all punctuation except dashes; I had to Google to find an answer. Why should it be so hard to search? I tried searching semicolon, footnote, etc., and no subhead suggested a likely answer.
A. Try our updated search engine, which includes improvements introduced for the 17th and 18th editions of CMOS. For example, entering “note number punctuation” (without quotation marks) in the search box should return paragraph 13.29 (on the placement of note numbers) at the top of the list. You can also try the chapter 13 table of contents, where you’ll discover the same paragraph. The online index, which includes linked paragraph numbers, is another way to find a topic. For instance, under “note numbers” you’ll find “placement of, 13.29–30.” We hope you’ll keep all three methods in mind as you navigate CMOS in the future.