Footnotes and endnotes are used to explain, remark on, or refer to text in a document. Endnotes appear at the end of a section or document, while footnote in Word appear at the bottom of each page in a document. Aside from that, they function in the same way.
The note reference mark (typically a number) and the associated footnote or endnote are linked in footnotes and endnotes. Word automatically numbers footnote and endnote markers for you, so they are renumbered as you add, delete, or move notes.
How do you make a footnote in Word and endnotes?
Footnotes in Microsoft Word are automatically numbered. A single numbering scheme can be used throughout a document, or several numbering schemes might be used inside each part. To add a footnote, type:
- Put your cursor where you wish the footnote or endnote to appear.
- Select References from the drop-down menu.
- Insert a footnote or an endnote by pressing the Insert Footnote or Insert Endnote buttons.
- Select Insert Footnote in Word from the References tab’s Footnotes group, which inserts the note reference mark and places the insertion point in the new footnote’s text area.
- A new footnote or endnote is constructed and a reference number is added in the text. Your text cursor has been moved to the footnote or endnote, allowing you to type your reference.
- Make a footnote in Word or an endnote.
- Fill in the blanks with the text for the footnote.
- To return to the document’s reference mark, double-click the footnote reference mark.
- The approach outlined above will result in automatic, sequential numbering. The numbers of the other footnote in Word will automatically update as new footnotes are added or removed.
Change the properties of the footnote and endnote
You can change the appearance and behavior of footnotes and endnotes after they’ve been added.
- On the References tab, click the Footnotes group dialog box launcher.
- Options for controlling the appearance of footnotes and endnotes can be found in the Footnote and Endnote dialog box.
- Select Footnotes or Endnotes, then click the Location list arrow to select where the footnotes and endnotes will appear. You can also change all footnotes to endnotes or vice versa by clicking the Convert button.
- Footnote layout: Choose whether footnotes are displayed in the same column as the body text or are displayed separately.
- To designate footnotes or endnotes, select a number format or custom symbol, choose a starting number, and determine whether numbering restarts on every page or new section.
- Apply changes: Select whether the changes you’re making will effect the entire document or only the portions you’ve chosen.
- Make whatever changes you like to the selections.
- Apply the changes.
- The settings you choose are applied to footnotes or endnotes, specific parts, or the entire manuscript.
To remove a footnote, type:
- Select the footnote symbol in the document’s body and delete it. Any text associated with that symbol or number will be removed.
- It’s possible that your document has tracked changes if the footnotes are wrongly numbered. Accept the tracked changes so Word can number the footnotes correctly.
Footnotes in Microsoft Word are automatically numbered. A single numbering scheme can be used throughout a document, or several numbering schemes might be used inside each part.
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