Adapt Footnote Resolution For Free

Making the Alignment Click the "Home" tab if it isn't already enabled. Click the ?Align Text Left? button in the Paragraph section of the ribbon. Note that Word doesn't have a way to mass-realign footnotes.

First I suggest you click Expansion arrow of Footnotes group > choose "Below text" for Footnotes > Apply. Then chose the last line of main text > Right click, select Paragraph > In the Paragraph dialog box, click the Indents and Spacing tab, and make sure that Spacing After is set to zero.

Renumbering Existing Footnotes Make sure that Track Changes is not in use. Go to Insert> Footnote. Confirm that the Footnote option is selected. From the Number choices select Continuous. Confirm that Apply changes to specifies Whole document. Be sure to click Apply rather than Insert to close the dialog window.

You have the option to restart footnote or endnote numbers so that numbering begins with 1 on each page or in each section. On the Insert menu, click Footnote. Under Format, in the Start at box, enter 1. On the Numbering pop-up menu, click the option that you want, and then click Apply.

Changing the Way Footnotes Are Numbered Make sure the References tab is selected on the ribbon. Click the small downward-pointing arrow at the lower-right corner of the Footnotes group. ... Make sure the Footnotes radio button is selected. Change the Start At value to reflect where you want Word to start numbering.

Each footnote should appear at the bottom of the page that includes its numbered in-text reference. For note numbers in the text, use superscript. Indent the first line of each note half an inch like a paragraph in the main text. Use a short line (or rule) to separate footnotes from the main text.

To change the formatting of the footnote numbers, select the Footnotes Reference Style. If you want to change the formatting of the footnote text at the bottom of the page, select the Footnote Text Style. Click Modify, and then change the formatting options (font, size, and so on).