Word 2000 in a Nutshell

Name

View → Footnotes

Synopsis

Footnotes are parenthetical or supporting information at the bottom of a page (not in the footer, but at the bottom of the document on the current page) or at the end of a document. Insert footnotes using the Insert → Footnote command (discussed in Chapter 7).

The View → Footnotes command displays footnotes and endnotes, referenced by numbers in superscript throughout the document text (Figure 6-9). If a document contains neither footnotes nor endnotes, the command is unavailable.

Figure 6-9. Viewing footnote or endnote text

Choosing View → Footnotes or double-clicking a footnote number in the main text switches to the footnotes or endnotes. If a document contains both footnotes and endnotes, a dialog box opens so that you can choose which to view. Footnotes are also displayed a bit differently depending on which view a document is currently displayed in:

• In Print Layout view, footnotes are always visible and are shown exactly as they will be printed. View → Footnotes simply moves you between the footnote and the footnote indicator (the superscript number in the main text). Double-clicking the footnote indicator or the footnote itself does the same thing.

• In Normal, Outline, and Web Layout views, footnote indicators are displayed in the main text, but the actual footnotes are not. View → Footnotes (or double-clicking a footnote indicator) opens a separate ...