Adjust Footnote Text For Free

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).

Under Location in the Footnote and Endnote menu, find the Footnotes option (it should be selected by default when you first open the menu). Open the dropdown menu to the right of that option and you can change your footnote location to either the bottom of the page or below the text.

Changing the formatting and layout of your footnoteSelect the footnote. After typing out the footnote, select it.Go to the top of your screen and click on references. At the bottom of the references column, click on the downward-facing arrow in a box.Make your changes. You can make several changes under this box.

By default your Footnote text is the same Style as your Normal style but with a smaller font size, usually 10pt. You can change the Footnote text to a different Font and/or size using its own Style (called Footnote Text), so it's just a matter of locating and modifying the style.

Word automatically formats footnotes in the Footnote Text style, which defaults to 10 pt. You need to modify that style. Press Ctrl+Shift+S to open the Apply Styles dialog. Type Footnote Text in the box and click the Modify button.

In the ribbon section, go to the references tab and click on the large 'Insert Footnote' icon....Changing the formatting and layout of your footnoteSelect the footnote. After typing out the footnote, select it.Go to the top of your screen and click on references.Make your changes.

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). For even more formatting options, click the Format button in the lower-left corner.