Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, and 2013. If you are using an earlier version (Word 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Word, click here: Inserting Footnotes.
Footnotes are used to provide printed annotations or references for a document. If you want to insert a footnote in your document, follow these steps:
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2015-05-12 20:27:54
David B
Or you can press CTRL + ALT + F to insert a footnote or CTRL + ALT + D to insert an endnote.
2015-05-11 09:27:35
Jennifer Thomas
Sorry, Stanley - your only options for numbering ENDNOTES are 'Continuous' or 'Restart at each section'. If you use FOOTNOTES, however, you have the additional option of 'Restart each page', so consider using that method instead. FYI, to get to those options, click the dialog launcher in the Footnotes group.
2015-05-09 08:56:24
Stanley Knill
I would like to be able to start endnotes numbering on each page of a document (book)rather than each section (chapter). Is there a way rather than starting each page as a section?
2015-05-09 04:54:22
sarma
Frequent users of footnotes will find it convenient to drag the "Insert footnote" onto the Quick Access Toolbar.
Right click ribbon, Click "Customize Quick Access Toolbar", click Down arrow of the "Choose commands from" box, select "References Tab"; select the "Insert footnote" and "Add" it to the ribbon. It'll be very easy from then on.
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