Open your document in Microsoft Word
Click where you want the footnote reference to appear
Go to the **References** tab
Click **Insert Footnote** (or **Insert Endnote**)
Word will add the footnote marker in the text and place the cursor at the bottom of the page for your footnote text
Type the footnote text
To edit, click the footnote marker in the document or the footnote text at the bottom
To navigate, use the **Next Footnote** / **Previous Footnote** buttons in the **References** tab
To change formatting, go to **References** → **Footnotes** → adjust options (number format, location, and numbering)
To delete a footnote, delete the footnote marker in the text (or select the marker and press **Delete**)