How To Insert Footnotes In Microsoft Word (And Endnotes!)
Introduction
If you're like me, you probably use Microsoft Word as a primary reference tool. When I'm writing a paper or finding a citation on the web, I'll often open up Word and quickly find what I need. But sometimes there's more to your document than meets the eye. For example, in one paper I wrote about how to insert footnotes and endnotes into Microsoft Word (and other popular word processors), so that readers don't have to go searching for them later. Today we'll look at how easy it is!
1. Choose Where To Place Your Footnotes
Now that you’re familiar with the footnotes and endnotes, let’s talk about where to place them.
Footnote: A footnote is a reference to another source of information in your paper. For example:
“This study was conducted by X Company. The results can be found in their report (1).”
Endnote: An endnote is used when you want to reference something but don't want to write a full paragraph or add it into your text directly because it's too long or complicated (i.e., they might not make sense without being explained). For example: “Endnote 1 refers back here and gives more details about why we should use this method instead of using other ones like our current one."
2. Add Your First Reference
Now you're in the Insert Footnote panel, which means you can start adding footnotes to your document. To do so, click on the References tab at the top of your editor window and then click on Insert Footnote. The cursor will move to a new line and prompt you to enter a reference number for this footnote (this is where we'll create our first reference). Type in whatever number feels right; if there are multiple footnotes in this document or any other documents that use this same format, make sure not to forget any numbers! Next, click anywhere within another part of your document where you'd like another reference added—for example: if there are two references per page but only one reference per page for each person who wrote/wrote about something particular in their work (like myself), I suggest placing them both under separate paragraphs with no spaces between them at all so that readers can easily find both references without having too much trouble finding their way through all those words crammed together by mistake into one paragraph instead of two separate ones helping out readers who may need some extra help finding out more information about either subject matter than just one paragraph would normally provide
3. The Footnote Will Automatically Be Added To Your Document
The footnotes and endnotes are automatically added to your document. They're numbered, so you can easily find them later on in the document. And they're placed at the end of your document, so that any citations you add will be there for easy reference when doing research or writing your paper.
4. Insert The Footnote Into Your Document
Insert The Footnote Into Your Document
Now that you've inserted the footnotes into your document, it's time to place them in context. To do this, click on the footnote reference and drag it onto another paragraph (or just type over it). This will insert a new paragraph with all of its content at the bottom of your page. Once there, highlight everything inside that new paragraph and press Enter/Return twice to move past this section without actually deleting anything!
5. Changing Or Deleting A Note Reference
In addition to the keyboard, you can also use the mouse and click your way through a footnote. To change a reference:
Use your mouse to select the text you want to change.
Click on the References tab in Word's toolbar (or press Ctrl + Alt + R).
Select Edit References from this menu. The Edit Reference window will appear with all of your footnotes listed in it.
6. Adding Footnotes Manually In Microsoft Word
Adding Footnotes Manually In Microsoft Word
If you want to add footnotes manually using the keyboard, press the Insert Footnote button (or click on it). Then type in a footnote number and text, as shown below:
Inserting a new footnote: Type “1” for your first footnote, then press Enter or Tab key twice to move onto number two (2), etc. If you make an error while entering a text string between 2 and 3 or 4, just hit backspace once before typing another character so that it will automatically fill out the gap where there was an error in your previous entry.
Deleting unwanted footnotes: To delete all of your existing bookmarks at once, simply press Delete or Backspace when inside any one of them—you can also use Shift + Delete if you want all of them gone at once!
7. How To Add Endnotes In Microsoft Word
Create a new page in Microsoft Word and make sure it has a section break at the bottom of your document.
Add a heading for your endnotes by clicking on the Insert tab then choosing Table and Cell Styles > Footnote Style from the drop down menu that appears on your screen; this should open up another window where you can choose from several pre-made footnotes styles or create your own!
Insert an Endnote into your document by clicking on Insert > Footnote/Endnote (or simply press Ctrl+Shift+F), which will automatically create one at the bottom of each page except when there are no more pages left within its range--in which case, you'll need to go back through all previous pages until one shows up again so as not lose any information during editing!
Use this tutorial to learn how to insert footnotes and endnotes in Microsoft Word.
If you're looking for a way to add additional information to your document, footnotes and endnotes are the way to go. Footnotes and endnotes are simply additional text that can be placed at the bottom of a page or at the end of a document. They're useful for citing sources, including books and articles from online sources like Google Books (and other libraries), so that readers know where they found this information.
Conclusion
In this tutorial, you learned how to insert footnotes and endnotes in Microsoft Word. You also learned that footnotes are just as easy to insert as regular text and can be used for many different types of documents.
