Add Footnotes

When you need to expand upon or include other citations or text, you can insert a footnote. Click where you want to insert the footnote reference mark, and then click Footnote (Insert menu).

To separate footnotes from the pleading text, Word automatically inserts a short horizontal line. Or, if the footnote continues onto the next page, Word inserts a longer separator line.

You can underline citations and format footnote text just as you would any other text.

See the contents of a footnote quickly   Position the insertion point over the footnote reference mark, and the contents of the footnote are displayed. Move or delete a footnote   To complete either action, you work with the footnote reference mark, not the text in the note pane. To move a footnote, select and drag the mark to a new location. To delete a footnote, select the mark and press DELETE. Whenever you move or delete a footnote, Word automatically renumbers the footnotes accordingly. Want to add a footnote continuation notice?   For footnotes that continue onto the next page, add a continuation notice. In normal view, click Footnotes (View menu). In the list box at the top of the footnote pane, click All Footnotes, click Footnote continuation notice, and then type the text of the notice.