Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated August 21, 2021)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021
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:
If you previously inserted footnotes into your document and you want to later delete one of them, follow these steps:
The footnote is deleted and, if you are using auto-numbered footnotes, the remaining footnotes in your document are renumbered.
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