How To Insert A Footnote in a Microsoft Word Document?

Footnotes are Notes that are located at the bottom of the page of our Document. They mention References or Comment on a part of text above. The Footnotes are indicated by Superscript Numbers located next to the text and at the End of the Current Page of the Document. We usually use them as a form of Citation or as a provider for additional information.

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We must select the References tab and locate the area of the ribbon named Footnotes as shown in the image below. If we hover over the command Insert Footnote we are notified with the following: Add A Note At The Bottom Of The Page Providing More Info About Something In Your Document.

Before we select the command, we must insert our cursor next to the text that we want to Insert the Footnote.

Once we select the Insert Footnote command, a Superscript Number will be placed next to the text and we will immediately be transferred at the bottom of the current Page, where the Footnote will appear. Next to the Superscript Number that indicates the Footnote at the end of the Page, we must type in the information that we need. If we hover over the Superscript Number in our Document, we will be able to see what we typed in the Footnote hovering on top of our Document. If we insert another Footnote in the Current Page, the Level of the Numbering of the Superscript will change also, in the Document and at the End of the Current Page.

We can move in between Footnotes in our Document, by using the command Next Footnote. From the References tab of the Ribbon, we locate the area named Footnotes, where we select the command Next Footnote. From the drop-down menu that appears we select either the command Next Footnote or Previous Footnote as shown below.

In the Footnotes area of the References tab, we can select the command Show Notes, where we will Jump To The Footnotes Or Endnotes In Our Document. Which means that for this post I only have inserted Footnotes, we will jump to the end of the Current Page so we can view the Footnotes.

If we want to modify the Format of the Footnotes or the Location, we must select the References tab and from the area of the ribbon named Footnotes we select the arrow located at the bottom right corner as shown below. Once selected, the Footnote and Endnote dialog box appears. In this dialog box we can modify the following:

• Location of the Footnotes: We can choose Bottom of the Page or Current Text
• Layout of the Footnotes: We Can Match Section Layout or 1, 2, 3, 4 Column
• Format of the Footnotes:
• Number Format: We can Change the Format of the Footnotes
• Custom Marks: We can insert a Symbol as Footnotes
• Start At: We can define from which Number to Start At
• Numbering: We can select Continuous, Restart at Each Section or Restart At Each Page
• And finally Apply Changes To: Whole Document

Whatever adjustments we do, we just press the Ok button located at the bottom right corner of the Footnote and Endnote dialog box.

As mentioned, we usually use Footnotes as a form of Citation or as a provider for additional information.

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