Section 8 - Creating Footnotes and Endnotes

Footnotes and Endnotes explain, comment on, or provide references for text in a document. You can include both footnotes and endnotes in the same document.  The difference between the two is Endnotes typically appear at the end of a document, and Footnotes appear at the end of each page in a document. Footnotes and Endnotes consist of two linked parts: the note reference mark and the corresponding note text.

To create a footnote or endnote in Word XP or MAC Word 2004:

• Click the Insert menu and choose Reference. 

Word XP

• Select the Footnote command from the Reference menu.  If you are using a Macintosh simply select Footnote… from the Insert menu.

• A dialog box will appear.  The following diagram will show you how to insert footnotes and endnotes:
  

Word XP

• Once you have clicked the Insert button, in the footnote or endnote section enter the text after the number. Click the Close button to return to your document. The footnote or endnote number appears in your text.

To create a footnote or endnote in Word 2007:

• Position the insertion point where you want to insert a footnote.
• Click the References tab. In the Footnotes group, click the Insert Footnote or Insert Endnote button. The footnote or endnote will automatically be inserted.
• Next, enter the text after the number.

• To customize a footnote or endnote, click the Dialog Box Launcher. The Footnote and Endnote Dialog Box will appear and you can customize your settings.

Word 2007 Window

• To show or hide your notes, click the Show Notes button  from the Footnotes group
• To locate your notes, click the Next Footnote button from the Footnotes group to locate your notes throughout your document.