- 1). Click on the References tab at the top of your Word document. Place the mouse on the Insert Footnote command box and select it. Or use the keyboard shortcut, CTRL+ALT+F.
- 2). Locate the blinking cursor beside the footnote number automatically provided by Word. Enter the bibliographic or other note information in the footnote box.
- 3). Double-click in the footnote field to return to the primary document after you have entered all of the information. Repeat the process for each subsequent footnote.
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