Open your Word document.
Click where you want the footnote reference to appear.
Go to the **References** tab.
Click **Insert Footnote**.
Type your footnote text at the bottom of the page.
To format footnotes, select the **References** tab options (e.g., **Footnotes** settings) as needed.
To jump between footnotes, use **Next Footnote** and **Previous Footnote** under the **References** tab.