Tips, Tricks, and Answers

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Changing Footnote Numbering. Most footnotes in a document start numbering with the number 1 and proceed from there through the rest of your document. It doesn't have to be that way, though. You can customize the way that your footnotes appear by using the information in this tip.

Creating Footnotes. A common reference element that you can add to a document is a footnote. This tip demonstrates how easy it is to add each footnote.

Specifying a Footnote Separator. When adding footnotes to a document, you may want Word to use a specific type of separator between the main text and the footnotes. Here's how you can get just what you want.

Where Do You Want Your Footnotes?. Word gives you control over where your footnotes are placed relative to the body of your text. Here's how to specify the location.