Footnotes

Footnotes allow you to annotate your text. They are used in the same way as in a normal printed book, with superscript numbers appearing next to points in the main body of the text that need explanation or require a reference, and the explanation or reference appearing at the bottom of the page next to the appropriate matching number.

Write makes it easy for you to insert a footnote number field wherever you need one. A corresponding footnote field is automatically inserted at the bottom of the page for you to type the relevant footnote text.

To insert a footnote you should follow these steps:

  1. Position the cursor at the place in your text where you want the footnote number field to go.

  2. Select Footnote from the Insert menu. The "Footnote" dialog is displayed.

  3. Select a number (or letter) format in the Number Format box i.e. 1, i, A, a.

  4. In the Numbering box you can choose appropriate sequencing for the footnote fields.

  1. Once you have chosen the relevant numbering, click on OK to insert the footnote number field. This will be inserted both at the cursor position and at the bottom of the page, where you can type the actual footnote. To do this scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the footnote to make it editable (the corresponding part of the left-hand ruler will be highlighted). Type the actual footnote.

  2. Once you have typed the footnote you can return to the main body of the document by clicking. The footnote can be edited as many times as you like.

  3. If you want to remove a footnote just select its number in the main body of the document and press Delete on the keyboard.

Note: You are allowed to choose different number formats in the same document. These will be treated separately and so kept in their respective sequential orders without interference from one another.

See also:

Captions

Frames and Callouts