In the Footnote layout section, click to open the drop-down menu next to Columns and choose the number of columns you'd like to use for footnotes.In the Location box, make sure the circle next to Footnotes is filled in, and the in the corresponding drop-down menu, choose whether you want your footnotes to appear at the Bottom of page or Below text.(The box looks like an arrow pointed down and to the right at a 45-degree angle.) (It's the seventh tab in from the left.)Ĭlick the tiny box in the bottom-right corner of the Footnotes tab, to customize your footnote settings.

Navigate to the location in your document where you want to add a footnote.Ĭlick the References tab at the top of your Word display.

Here's how to add a footnote in Word 2016 for Windows:

A minor or tangential comment or event added or subordinated to a main statement or more important event.

An explanatory or documenting note or comment at the bottom of a page, referring to a specific part of the text on the page.

Additional Microsoft Office 101 tutorialsīefore getting into the tutorial, a definition of 'footnote' could be useful, to help explain when and where you want to use them.

How to add an endnote in Microsoft Word.

How to add a footnote in Microsoft Word.

Whether you're writing a report that needs references to other sources, doing research for the next great Hemingway-esque novel, or just creating a printed list to organize and navigate your ridiculous collection of vintage hats - with references to where you purchased them, as well as outfit pairing suggestions - Microsoft Word 2016 for Windows has a number of 'reference' features that make it easy to insert footnotes and endnotes quickly.

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