Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated September 9, 2023)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
Footnotes are used to provide printed annotations or references for a document. If you want to insert a footnote in your document, follow these steps:
Figure 1. Footnote and Endnote dialog box.
If you previously inserted footnotes into your document, and you want to later delete one of them, follow these steps:
The footnote is deleted and, if you are using auto-numbered footnotes, the remaining footnotes in your document are renumbered.
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