Use footnotes and endnotes to explain, comment on, or provide references to something in a document. Usually, footnotes appear at the bottom of the page, while endnotes come at the end of the document or section.
If you’re in Reading View, switch to Editing View by clicking Edit Document > Edit in Word for the web.
Add a footnote
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Click where you want to add the footnote.
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Click Insert > Insert Footnote.
Word inserts a reference mark in the text and adds the footnote mark at the bottom of the page.
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Type the footnote text.
Add an endnote
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Click where you want to add the endnote.
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Click Insert > Insert Endnote.
Word inserts a reference mark in the text and adds the endnote mark at the end of the document.
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Type the endnote text.
Customize your footnotes and endnotes
To customize a footnote or endnote:
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Click the reference number or mark in the body of the text or click Insert > Show Footnotes(for endnotes, click Insert > Show Endnotes).
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In the footnote/endnote view, click Format Footnotes or Format Endnotes to display the Format Options dialog, where you can change the size, font, and indentation of one or all of your footnotes or endnotes.
Note: If you want to convert footnotes to endnotes or the other way around, use the Open in Word command and convert them there. When you save the doc in Word, it’s saved where you opened it in Word for the web.
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Insert a Comment
- Select the text you want to add a comment to.
- Click the Review tab.
- Click the New Comment button in the Comments group. Right-click in the document and select New Comment.
- Type your comment, then click outside the comment box when you’re finished.
Contents
- 1 How do you add notes to a Word document?
- 2 Can you insert sticky notes in Word?
- 3 Why can’t I add comments in Word?
- 4 How do I enable comments in Word?
- 5 What is the shortcut for adding a comment in Word?
- 6 How do you add a comment to a footnote in Word?
- 7 Why can’t I add a comment in track changes?
- 8 How do I show comments in simple markup?
- 9 Why are comments disabled in Word?
- 10 What is the shortcut key for copy comment?
- 11 Why are my keyboard shortcuts not working in Word?
- 12 How do I insert a comment in Windows 7?
- 13 How do you convert to footnotes?
- 14 What is an EndNote comment?
- 15 How do you add a comment in EndNote?
- 16 How do you add comments to edits in Word?
- 17 How do I add comments in Word with track changes?
- 18 How can we add comments to the changes made?
- 19 How do I show comments as bubbles in Word?
- 20 How do you display the contents of the comments in a document?
How do you add notes to a Word document?
Insert a comment
- Select the text you want to comment on, or click at the end of the text.
- On the Review tab, click New Comment.
- Type your comment. Word shows your comment in a balloon in the document’s margin.
Can you insert sticky notes in Word?
To stick a note to any Microsoft word document, right-click on the note title and choose the “Stick To Window” option from the menu, as shown in the below picture. Alternatively, press Ctrl+W from within the sticky note.The note will stick to the particular word document.
Word won’t allow you to add comments to text within a text box, as you can to regular text in your document.The first is to work around it by just adding hidden text in the text box. You can make the hidden text visible or invisible, as the need arises.
Allowing Only Comments In a Document
- Display the Review tab of the ribbon.
- Click the Protect Document tool within the Protect group.
- In the Editing Restrictions section of the pane, choose the Allow Only This Type of Editing in the Document check box.
- Using the drop-down list, choose Comments.
#9 Insert a Comment (in the Revision Task Pane)
The combination “Alt” + “R” + “C” is the easiest way of adding a comment.
The short answer is that there is no way; Word doesn’t allow you to add comments to either footnotes or endnotes.
Track Changes is turned on but you’re working in the Final mode of the document (in other words, you can’t see the balloons etc. for the tracked changes). You want to add a comment to the author so you click the Comment icon.
Try it!
- Select Review > Display for Review.
- Select the option you want: Simple Markup points out where changes are made with a red line in the margin. All Markup shows all edits with different colors of text and lines.
- In the Show Markup list, select the types of revisions you’d like to see: Comments.
The Show Comments command grayed out. To enable it, you must select Simple Markup instead of any other Display for Review option.
Copy/Paste Comments
Click Copy on the Home tab or use the CTRL-C keyboard shortcut.
Why are my keyboard shortcuts not working in Word?
If no standard keyboard shortcut is working in Word, try resetting keyboard shortcuts.Launch Word and go to the File > Options menu. In the Options window, move to the Customize Ribbon tab. Here, you will see Customize button present beside the Keyboard Shortcut option.
These steps are done in Draft view.
- Click the Review tab. Look for the Comments group.
- Click the New Comment button. The document shrinks a tad to make room for the markup area window that appears on the left.
- Type your comment. The comment text appears in the markup window.
How do you convert to footnotes?
How to Convert Footnotes To and From Endnotes in Microsoft Word
- Open your document and select the References tab.
- In the Footnotes group, click “Show Notes”.
- Select the notes you want to convert, then right-click.
- Select “Convert to Footnote” or “Convert to Endnote”.
An “endnote” is a reference, explanation, or comment placed at the end of an article, research paper, chapter, or book.
Inserting notes
In Word, click on the EndNote tab. Click on the Insert Citation drop-down menu, to the left of the EndNote toolbar. Select Insert Note. Type your note into the box and then click OK.
Microsoft Word 2013 and later versions
- Using your mouse, place the text cursor where you want to insert the comment.
- In the Ribbon menu, click the Insert tab.
- On the Insert tab, click the Comment option in the Comments group.
- The new comment is added to the document.
Display changes by type of edit or by reviewer
- On the Review tab, go to Tracking and select Show Markup.
- Do one of the following: Select the type of change that you want to display. For example, select Comments, Insertions and Deletions, or Formatting. The check mark next to the item indicates that the item is selected.
2. How can we add comments to the changes made?
- Select the text or item that you want to comment on, or click to insert the cursor near the text that you want to comment on.
- On the Review tab, under Comments, click New.
- Type the comment text in the comment balloon.
Click the Review tab on the Ribbon, then click the Balloons command. In the drop down list, click on Show Revisions in Balloons or Show Only Comments and Formatting in Balloons.
How do you display the contents of the comments in a document?
To see all comments in a document at one time, summon the Reviewing Pane button: Click the Reviewing Pane button, found in the Review tab’s Tracking group, to show or hide the Reviewing pane.
Follow these steps:
- Click the Review tab.
- Click the Display for Review button menu.
- Choose the All Markup command.
Содержание
- Вставка примечаний в документ
- Изменение примечаний в документе
- Изменение или добавление имени пользователя в примечаниях
- Удаление примечаний в документе
- Вопросы и ответы
Примечания в Microsoft Word — отличный способ указать пользователю на допущенные им ошибки и неточности, внести дополнения в текст или указать на то, что и как нужно изменить. Особенно удобно использовать эту функцию программы при совместной работе над документами.
Урок: Как в Ворде добавить сноски
Примечания в Word добавляются в отдельные выноски, которые отображаются на полях документа. Если это необходимо, примечания всегда можно скрыть, сделать невидимыми, а вот удалить их не так просто. Непосредственно в этой статье мы расскажем о том, как сделать примечания в Ворде.
Урок: Настройка полей в MS Word
Вставка примечаний в документ
1. Выделите фрагмент текста или элемент в документе, с которым нужно связать будущее примечание.
- Совет: Если примечание будет относиться ко всему тексту, перейдите в конец документа, чтобы добавить его там.
2. Перейдите во вкладку “Рецензирование” и нажмите там кнопку “Создать примечание”, расположенную в группе “Примечания”.
3. Введите необходимый текст примечания в выноски или области проверки.
- Совет: Если вы хотите ответить на уже существующее примечание, кликните по его выноске, а затем уже по кнопке “Создать примечание”. В появившейся выноске введите необходимый текст.
Изменение примечаний в документе
В случае, если примечания на отображаются в документе, перейдите во вкладку “Рецензирование” и нажмите на кнопку “Показать исправления”, расположенную в группе “Отслеживание”.
Урок: Как в Ворде включить режим правки
1. Кликните по выноске примечания, которое необходимо изменить.
2. Внесите необходимые изменения в примечание.
В случае, если выноски в документе скрыты или же отображается только часть примечания, изменить его можно в окне просмотра. Чтобы отобразить или скрыть это окно следует выполнить следующие действия:
1. Нажмите кнопку “Исправления” (ранее “Область проверки”), которая расположена в группе “Запись исправлений” (ранее “Отслеживание”).
Если необходимо переместить окно проверки в конец документа или нижнюю часть экрана, кликните по стрелке, расположенной около этой кнопки.
В выпадающем меню выберите “Горизонтальная область проверки”.
Если вы хотите ответить на примечание, кликните по его выноске, а затем нажмите на кнопку “Создать примечание”, расположенную на панели быстрого доступа в группе “Примечания” (вкладка “Рецензирование”).
Изменение или добавление имени пользователя в примечаниях
Если это необходимо, в примечаниях всегда можно изменить указанное имя пользователя или добавить новое.
Урок: Как в Word изменить имя автора документа
Чтобы это сделать, выполните следующие пункты:
1. Откройте вкладку “Рецензирование” и нажмите на стрелку возле кнопки “Исправления” (группа “Запись исправлений” или “Отслеживание” ранее).
2. Из выпадающего меню выберите пункт “Сменить пользователя”.
3. Выберите пункт “Личная настройка”.
4. В разделе “Личная настройка Office” введите или измените имя пользователя и его инициалы (в дальнейшем именно эта информация будет использоваться в примечаниях).
ВАЖНО: Имя и инициалы пользователя, введенные вами, изменятся для всех приложений пакета “Microsoft Office”.
Примечание: Если изменения в имени пользователя и его инициалах использовались только для его комментариев, то применены они будут только к тем комментариям, которые будут сделаны после внесения изменений в имени. Ранее добавленные комментарии не будут обновлены.
Удаление примечаний в документе
Если это необходимо, вы всегда можете удалить примечания, предварительно их приняв или отклонив. Для более детального ознакомления с данной темой рекомендуем вам прочесть нашу статью:
Урок: Как удалить примечания в Ворде
Теперь вы знаете, зачем в Word нужны примечания, как их добавлять и изменять, если это необходимо. Напомним, что, в зависимости от используемой вами версии программы, названия некоторых пунктов (параметров, инструментов) могут отличаться, но их содержание и местонахождение всегда примерно одинаков. Изучайте Microsoft Office, осваивая новые возможности этого программного продукта.
Are you drafting a document in Word, you would need to add some footnotes but you don’t know how to do it? Don’t worry, it’s really child’s play. What you have to do is take five minutes of free time, follow the instructions in the guide on how to insert notes in word I’m about to propose and put them into practice.
In the tutorial I will also deal with the endnotes, which are very similar to the footnotes but are automatically positioned at the end of the document (instead of at the end of the selected page); comments, which instead serve to suggest corrections and changes to be made to the file, and bibliographic notes. In short, at the end of the reading, you will have a rather complete picture of the possibilities at your disposal.
If it’s all clear, I’d say we can take action — find the explanations you need right below. The instructions cover all the most recent versions of Word, both for computers and for mobile devices, including the online version of the famous Microsoft application. So I just have to wish you a good reading and a good job!
Index
- How to insert notes in a Word document
- How to insert notes in Word on PC
- How to insert notes in Word Online
- How to insert notes in Word on smartphones and tablets
- How to insert bibliographic notes in Word
How to insert notes in a Word document
Be vuoi scoprire how to insert notes in a Word document operating from the classic desktop version of the Microsoft program, via Word Online or via the official Word app for smartphones and tablets, continue reading: you will find all the relevant instructions below.
How to insert notes in Word on PC
If you want to learn how to insert notes in word acting from the classic desktop version of the program for Windows and macOS, the first step you need to take is to start Word by selecting the relative link that you find in the Start menu di Windows or in Launchpad di MacOS.
Once the main program screen is displayed, open the document you want to act on, selecting it from the recent ones in the section Home of the software, or among the files saved on your computer or on OneDrive, choosing the element of your interest from the section apri. Next, place the Word cursor in the position where you want the first reference to the information in the footer to appear.
At this point, select the tab References from the toolbar at the top and click on the button Insert footnote. Then type the note to be shown in the footer at the point of the selected document and that’s it.
Repeat the operation for each note you want to insert in your file and you will have all the information in the footer numbered and automatically linked to the selected points of the Word sheet.
If you are a lover of keyboard shortcuts, you can also insert new footnotes into your document by navigating to the place on the sheet where you want to insert the note and pressing the key combination Alt+Ctrl+F (its Windows) oppure option+command+f (on macOS) on your computer keyboard.
After inserting the footnotes, you can also change their numbering type (for example using Roman numbering) and position within the file, moving it to the end of the text they refer to or to the last page of the document. .
To customize these and other parameters of the notes entered in Word, select the tab References from the toolbar of the program and click on the button in the shape of arrow placed next to the wording Footnotes.
In the window that opens, you can change the position of the notes in the document using the drop-down menu Footnotes or by clicking on the button Converted (in this case, the notes are transformed into endnotes and moved to the end of the document), you can change the type of note numbering via the menu Number format and you can choose from which number to start the numbering of the same by setting a value in the field It starts with.
The changes have immediate effect on all notes previously inserted in the document. Furthermore, using the appropriate buttons on the tab References In Word, you can switch from one note to another with one click and automatically display the content of the footnotes without manually searching for it in the document pages. Better than this?
Do you want to insert notes in Word to report changes and corrections to be made to a document? In this case you can use the function to insert i Comments, which, precisely, allows you to add comments to specific parts of a document and thus indicate changes and corrections to be made in the latter. This is an extremely useful tool when you work with other people and want to report changes to be made (or made) to the file.
To add a comment note in Word, select the portion of text you want to «comment», go to the tab revision of the program, click on the button Post comments which is located in the top center and then on the item New comment from the menu that opens. After doing this, a box will appear on the right where you can write your comment.
Repeat, therefore, the operation with all the parts of the document of your interest. Whoever has the task of reviewing the document will be able to add notes in turn or respond directly to your comments, by pressing the appropriate button in the comments box.
If Word does not automatically show the comments present in a document, to solve, you have to go to the tab revision program, click on the button Post comments and on the voice Show comments present in the menu that appears.
How to insert notes in Word Online
Now let’s see how to insert notes in Word using the online version of the application, which can be used directly from the browser without installing additional software. To use it, go to its home page and log into your Microsoft account (if necessary).
Once you have logged in, open the document in relation to which you are interested in going to act, selecting it from those already loaded in the past or pressing on the item to load a new document (top right). Once the text editor screen is displayed, click where in the document you want to insert your note, then select the tab References present at the top and click on the item Insert footnote from the menu located at the top of the screen.
After completing the above steps, type the note to be shown in the footer in the appropriate field that you see appearing below. Then repeat these steps for all the notes you intend to insert within the document.
You can also customize the footnotes you have entered, by changing the font type and size, by clicking on them, then on the button Footnote format in the box that appears at the bottom and acting on the menus Character in the window that opens. To apply the changes to the single note, click on the button Apply, while to apply the changes to all the notes press the button Apply to all.
If you are interested in inserting endnotes, instead, click on the item Insert endnote that you always find in the top menu, in the tab References, type the note in the appropriate field that appears below and you’re done. Then repeat these steps for all the endnotes you want to insert. If you want, I would like to point out that even in this case you can apply customizations to the characters by pressing the button Endnote format.
If this may interest you, I would like to point out that you can immediately view all the footnotes and closing notes present in the document by expanding the options attached to the menu of the card. References, by clicking on down arrow that you find at the top right and then selecting the captions respectively Show footnotes e Show endnotes that you find at the top left.
To insert comments, instead, proceed as follows: select the portion of text you are interested in, select the tab revision and click sul pulsating New comment found on the menu located at the top of the screen. Then type your comment in the box that you see appear on the right and click on the button with thepaper airplane to be able to save it. Then repeat these steps for all parts of the document to be commented on.
If after being entered, the comments do not appear automatically in Word, to be able to consult them, click on the button Show comments that you find in the card menu revision And that’s it.
How to insert notes in Word on smartphones and tablets
Footnote, endnote, and comment features are also available in versions of Word for smartphones and tablets, usable in the form of an app for Android and iOS / iPadOS (free on devices up to 10.1 ″, otherwise they require a Microsoft 365 subscription starting from 7 euros / month).
To use the app in question, start it and open the document in relation to which you are interested in going to act, selecting it from the section Home or by pressing on the icon folder, at the bottom right, and taking it from the files on your device or OneDrive.
Once the document is displayed, to insert a footnote, tap in the point of the file of your interest, press the button (…) located at the bottom right and select the option Inserisci from the menu on the left. If you are using a tablet, go directly to the tab Inserisciby selecting the appropriate item at the top.
At this point, tap on the option Footnote and type your note in the field provided. Then repeat the steps I just indicated for each footnote you want to insert in the document.
I also inform you that, if you want, you can make any customizations to the notes using the formatting tools that you see appear at the bottom of the screen after selecting them.
You can follow the same procedure that I have just indicated for the closing notes. The only difference is that after opening the menu or tab Inserisci, you have to tap on the option Ending note present at the bottom of the screen.
As I told you, even in the case of Word for smartphones and tablets it is possible to insert comments. To do this, do this: select the portion of text to «comment», go to the menu or tab Inserisci, proceeding as I have already explained to you, and then tap on the option Comment.
Therefore, type your comment in the appropriate text field and press the button with thepaper airplane to insert it. Later, you will be able to view the comments entered simply by selecting the relevant portion of text.
If you cannot see the comments in the text, if you are using a smartphone, tap the button (…) and select the item revision in the menu on the left, while if you are using a tablet go directly to the tab revision from the top of the screen. Next, tap on the option View for review and choose the item All comments (embedded) give the menu check if you press.
How to insert bibliographic notes in Word
Let us now how to insert bibliographic notes in Word. If so, please note that this is only a feature available on the desktop version del celebre programma di videoscrittura Microsoft.
So, what you have to do, after starting Word on your PC or your Mac and having opened the document in relation to which you are interested in going to act, is to place the cursor at the end of the text you want to quote, select the tab Reference at the top and choose the quote style you prefer from the menu Style, which you find at the top of the screen.
Successively click on your button Insert quote always present at the top, choose the option Add new source from the menu that opens and fill in the fields in the new window that appears on the screen with the information relating to the source of your interest, then press the button OK and the quote will be inserted immediately.
If you want, you can insert further citations using the data already entered, positioning the Word cursor in the point of the document you prefer, clicking on the button Insert quote and choosing the reference source from the menu that is shown to you.
To make changes to inserted citations by, for example, adding page numbers if you are citing a book, select the citation, then click the button with the arrow that you find in its correspondence, choose the option Edit quote from the menu that appears and intervene through the new window that is shown on the screen.
To create a bibliography using the sources cited in the document, instead, proceed as follows: move the mouse pointer to the point of the document you are interested in, select the tab References From the top of the Word window, click on the menu References and choose one of the formats available from the latter.
If you need to change the sources of your bibliographic notes, you can do so by clicking on the button Manage sources that you always find at the top of the card References Word and then taking advantage of the options and menus in the new window that is shown on the screen.
Whether you use Microsoft Word for personal or professional writing, sometimes you may want to add supplemental notes to sections of your work. Maybe you want to make a side comment on one of your arguments, or you need to cite another author’s work without distracting from the main text. Luckily, Word has useful tools for adding footnotes and endnotes to your writing.
Note: We’re using Microsoft Word 2016, but Word has supported footnotes and endnotes since at least Word 2007. Depending on the version of Word you’re using, the menus we walk through in this guide may look a little different. But don’t worry—the features and functions are the same.
What Are Footnotes and Endnotes?
Footnotes and endnotes are both ways of adding extra bits of information to your writing outside of the main text. Think of them like verbal asides, only in writing. You can use footnotes and endnotes to add side comments to your work or to cite other publications like books, articles, or websites. The only difference between footnotes and endnotes is where they appear in your document.
As the name suggests, footnotes are attached to the bottom of the page containing the sentence they correspond to. Endnotes, on the other hand, are added to the end of a section or document. Which one you should use in your writing depends on your personal preference or—if you’re writing for school or work—your organization’s publication standards.
Fire up Microsoft Word, and then open the document to which you’d like to add footnotes (or create a new document if you’re just getting started). Switch to the “References” tab on Word’s Ribbon.
Here, you’ll find a bunch of useful features for annotating your text, including tools for inserting a table of contents, adding citations, and generating a bibliography. The second group on this tab contains the footnote and endnote features we want.
To add a footnote, place your insertion point in your text where you want the footnote to appear, and then click the “Insert Footnote” button.
Word adds a small superscript number where you placed the insertion point.
And then immediately shifts focus to the footnote pane and places the insertion point at your new footnote, so you can start typing it right away.
Footnotes appear at the bottom of the page beneath a short horizontal line. Each time you add a footnote on this page, another number will be added to the list.
Once you’ve added your footnotes, you can hover your cursor over each sentence’s reference marker to see a preview of the footnote within the text.
You can also quickly tab between footnotes in both the main text and the footnote list at the bottom of the page by clicking the “Next Footnote” button in the navigation bar.
Or, click the dropdown menu arrow on the “Next Footnote” button to select a different navigation option. You can choose to go to the previous footnote or navigate to the next or previous endnote.
The steps for inserting endnotes are essentially the same. Place your insertion point where you’d to annotate, and then click the “Insert Endnote” button on the “References” tab of Word’s Ribbon.
Just like with footnotes, Word attaches a superscript number containing an endnote. But this time, the list of notes it generates appears at the end of the current section or the end of the document (you can customize where they appear, and we’ll talk more about that in a bit).
How to Configure Footnotes and Endnotes in Word 2016
Word has basic default settings for footnotes and endnotes, but you can adjust these settings at any time from the menu on the References tab.
Click the arrow in the lower right corner of the “Footnotes” menu.
This brings up a Footnote and Endnote window where you can customize the location, appearance, and format of all your footnotes and endnotes.
Change the Location of Footnotes and Endnotes
By default, Word puts footnotes at the bottom of the page and endnotes at the end of the document, but you can change where these notes appear.
Under “Location” in the Footnote and Endnote menu, find the “Footnotes” option (it should be selected by default when you first open the menu). Open the dropdown menu to the right of that option and you can change your footnote location to either the bottom of the page or below the text. If you choose the latter option, Word places your footnotes immediately after the main body of text instead of at the bottom of the page.
To change the default location of endnotes, select the “Endnotes” option, and then open the dropdown menu to its right. There, you can change endnote placement to the end of the current section or the end of the document.
Convert Footnotes to Endnotes (and Vice Versa)
Another option is to convert all of your footnotes to endnotes or vice versa. Instead of changing each one individually, this option lets you change them all at once. If you’re working on a document with a lot of notes, this option can come in handy.
Under the “Location” section of the Footnote and Endnote menu, click the “Convert” button.
The Convert Notes dialog box pops up, giving you three options: 1) Convert All Footnotes to Endnotes, 2) Convert All Endnotes to Footnotes, and 3) Swap Footnotes and Endnotes. Select the option you want, and then click the “OK” button.
Change the Layout of Footnotes and Endnotes
By default, Word creates footnote and endnote lists with the same layout as the page on which they appear. However, you can adjust this from the Footnote and Endnote window by clicking the “Columns” dropdown menu and selecting the number of columns you’d like to use.
You can set your footnotes and endnotes to display in up to four different columns on the page.
Customize the Format of Footnotes and Endnotes
Word also lets you choose from several options for formatting how your footnotes and endnotes are numbered. It’s generally a good idea to choose a different numbering system for each note type, especially if you’re using a combination of footnotes and endnotes in the same document. This helps you and your reader quickly distinguish between the two at a glance.
In the Format section, click the dropdown arrow to the right of the “Number Format” option. Select your desired number format.
You can also label your notes with a custom symbol instead of a standard numbering system. Next to the Custom Mark option, click the “Symbol” button.
The Symbol menu will open. Select the symbol you’d like to use to label your notes, and then click the “OK” button.
Your selected icon should appear in the “Custom Mark” box, and Word will now use this symbol to label your notes.
By default, Word numbers footnotes and endnotes in individual series starting at “1” (or a, i, I, etc.) and continuing throughout the document. However, you can customize both the starting point and continuity of your notes.
If you want your footnotes or endnotes to start somewhere other than the first number in the series (for example, 2 instead of 1), click the arrows in the “Start At” dropdown box to increase or decrease the beginning value. One example of where this might be useful is if you’re writing a book that contains endnotes and you’re saving each chapter as a separate Word document. You could configure each chapter’s document to start numbering endnotes where the last chapter left off.
To change the continuity of your numbering series, click the dropdown menu arrow next to the “Numbering” option.
You’ll see three options for numbering your footnotes and endnotes: Continuous, Restart Each Section, and Restart Each Page. If you want your footnotes and endnotes to be numbered continuously from the beginning of your document to the end, select the “Continuous” option. If you’d prefer to have your notes numbered by chapter or section, select the “Restart Each Section” option. Or select “Restart Each Page” to number your notes by page.
Apply Your Changes to the Document
After configuring the above options, you’ll need to select how you want your changes applied to your document. At the bottom of the menu, click the dropdown menu arrow next to the “Apply Changes To” option.
If you want your changes to apply to every page and section of your document, select the “Whole Document” option. Or select “This Section” to apply changes only to the section of the document you’re currently in. (Note that this option will not appear if you have no section breaks in your document.)
Once you’re satisfied with your settings, click the “Apply” button in the bottom right of the menu.
You can also insert a new footnote using your selected settings by clicking the “Insert” button in the lower left corner of the menu.
How to Cross-Reference Footnotes and Endnotes in Word 2016
If you want to use the same footnote or endnote more than once throughout your text, there’s an easy way to do it without having to insert the same thing over and over again.
Place your insertion point where you want a reference inserted into the text. On the References tab, click the “Cross-Reference” button.
In the Cross-Reference window, choose either “Footnote” or “Endnote” from the “Reference Type” dropdown menu.
Next, click the “Insert Reference To” dropdown menu.
The “Footnote Number” option inserts the number of the footnote in regular text, while the “Footnote Number (Formatted)” option inserts the number of the footnote in superscript. The “Page Number” option inserts the number of the referenced page instead of the footnote number. The “Above/Below” option inserts either the word “Above” or “Below” depending on where the original footnote appears in relation to the cross-reference. Select your desired option.
Word lets you create hyperlinks between cross-references so you can easily find the same footnote everywhere it appears in your document. The “Insert as Hyperlink” option is checked by default, so you can click any cross-reference and automatically be taken to the part of the document containing the original footnote. We recommend leaving this option checked, but you can uncheck it if you prefer.
Under the “For Which Footnote” option, select the footnote you’d like to cross-reference, and then click the “Insert” button at the bottom of the menu.
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