10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising: determining whether the layout having reference marks fit on the page and all but one corresponding note text fits completely on the page was found such that all of the reference marks fit on the page and all but one corresponding note text fits completely on the page; in response to determining that the layout having reference marks fit on the page and all but one corresponding note text fits completely on the page could not be found, identifying any footnotes that are too close together to be separated; and for each page note too close to another page note to be separated, attempting to generate a page layout where the note reference for a page note too close to another page note to be separated is on a different page than the note text for the page note.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising: determining whether the layout having reference marks fit on the page and all but one corresponding note text fits completely on the page was found such that all of the reference marks fit on the page and all but one corresponding note text fits completely on the page; in response to determining that the layout having reference marks fit on the page and all but one corresponding note text fits completely on the page could not be found, identifying any footnotes that are too close together to be separated; and for each page note too close to another page note to be separated, attempting to generate a page layout where the note reference for a page note too close to another page note to be separated is on a different page than the note text for the page note. 11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising: determining whether a layout was identified wherein the note reference for the page note is on a different page than the note text for the page note, and in response to determining that such a layout was located, utilizing the layout otherwise generating an emergency layout.