How do you enter a footnote in Word?

Add a footnote

Click where you want to add the footnote. Click Insert > Insert Footnote. Word inserts a reference mark in the text and adds the footnote mark at the bottom of the page. Type the footnote text.

How do you do footnotes?

Insert footnotes and endnotes
  1. Click where you want to reference to the footnote or endnote.
  2. On the References tab, select Insert Footnote or Insert Endnote.
  3. Enter what you want in the footnote or endnote.
  4. Return to your place in the document by double-clicking the number or symbol at the beginning of the note.