Edit Footnote or Endnote
Edits the selected footnote or endnote anchor. Click in front of the footnote or endnote, and then choose this command.
To access this command...
Choose Edit - Footnotes
To edit the text of a footnote or endnote, click in the footnote area at the bottom of the page, or at the end of the document.
To quickly jump to the footnote or endnote text, click the anchor for note in the document. You can also position the cursor in front of or behind the marker, and then press Ctrl+Shift+PgDn. To jump back to the anchor for the note, press PgUp.
Numbering
Select the numbering type for the footnote or endnote.
Auto
Automatically assigns consecutive numbers to the footnotes or endnotes that you insert. To change the settings for automatic numbering, choose Tools - Footnotes and Endnotes.
Character
Choose this option to define a character or symbol for the current footnote. This can be either a letter, number or special character.
Choose
Inserts a special character as a footnote or endnote anchor.
To change the format of a footnote or endnote anchor or text, select it, and then choose Format - Character. You can press F11 to open the Styles window and modify the footnote or endnote paragraph style.
Type
Select the type of note to insert, that is, footnote or endnote. A footnote is placed at the bottom of the current page, whereas an endnote is placed at the end of the document.
Footnote
Converts an endnote to a footnote.
Endnote
Converts a footnote to an endnote.
Arrow left
Moves to the previous footnote or endnote anchor in the document.
Previous footnote
Arrow right
Moves to the next footnote or endnote anchor in the document.
Next footnote