Inserting Endnotes

Summary: Endnotes appear at either the end of a section or the end of an entire document. It is just as easy to insert an endnote into a document as it is to insert footnotes. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, and Word 2003.)

Endnotes are printed references placed at the end of a section or the document. If you want to insert an endnote in your document, follow these steps:

Position the insertion point where you want the endnote mark to be located.
Choose Footnote from the Insert menu. (In Word 2002 and Word 2003, you chose Reference from the Insert menu, then choose Footnote from the submenu.) Word displays the Footnote and Endnote dialog box. (Click here to see a related figure.)
Choose the Endnote radio button.
Click on OK. An endnote mark appears in your document and the Endnotes window is displayed at the bottom of the document window. If you are in Print Layout view (Page Layout view in Word 97), an endnote mark appears in your document and the insertion point moves to the page where the endnotes will appear.
Enter your endnote, formatting it as you would any other text in your document.
If the Endnotes window is visible, click on Close at the top of the Endnotes window.

Tip #1683 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

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