Footnotes and Endnotes

Footnotes and Endnotes are used in the documents to provide references to the source documents for the document text, to provide more detailed explanations and definitions that might otherwise distract the reader if left in the main body of the document. 

The two parts to each footnote or endnote are the reference mark—a number, character, or combination of characters appearing in the body of the document—and the note text. You may automatically number the marks or create your own custom marks. If you use the automatic numbering, Word renumbers the note reference marks if you add, delete, or move notes. The note can be of any length and format, and you can format the line that separates the notes from the body of the document.

To view the note text, rest the mouse pointer on the note reference mark. The note text appears in a pop­up box above the mark. Double-click the note reference mark to display the note text in a note pane at the bottom of the screen. If you are using Print Layout view, footnotes display at the bottom of the page, endnotes at the end of the document.

Add a Footnote or Endnote:

• Place cursor where you want the note reference mark to appear
• Choose the Reference menu and select Insert Footnote. The Footnote dialog box appears.
• Select Footnote or Endnote.
• Under Numbering, select AutoNumber or Custom Mark. If you choose Custom Mark, insert the symbol or symbols for the reference mark or choose Symbol to open the Symbol dialog box. Choose a font, click the symbol you want to use, and then click OK.
• Choose OK to close the Footnote and Endnote dialog box.
• Type the note text in the footnote pane. Apply formatting as desired or, better yet, reformat the Footnote text style (which automatically appears in the Style list when you insert your first footnote).
• Choose Close to close the footnote pane or click in the document to continue typing.

Questionnaire:

• What are Footnotes and Endnotes? Explain.