How to Create Footnotes

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If your manuscript contains footnotes, you will want to make sure they have been incorporated into your manuscript the correct and easy way, which I’ll demonstrate in a moment. What you should not do is manually type in the footnote reference numbers and then manually make space at the bottoms of your pages to type in your footnotes. Doing it this way will definitely cause problems after we place your text in the final book margins. When the margins change, your text will shift, and the footnotes will no longer be at the bottoms of the pages where they are supposed to be. 

Instead, for Microsoft Word users, simply position your cursor at the insertion point where you want the reference number to appear, then go to Insert, Reference, and Footnote. In the ‘Footnote and Endnote’ dialogue box that will pop up, make sure Footnote and ‘bottom of the page’ are selected. You also have the option of selecting Endnote. Endnotes will appear all together at the end of your document, rather than at the bottom of the page. We recommend selecting Endnotes if you are just citing a source or providing bibliographical information, but if you are elaborating on the content of that specific page, we recommend keeping it as a Footnote. You can also select the format of your numbering and what number to start at. We recommend making sure ‘Continuous Numbering’ is selected. This will automatically number your footnotes in chronological order as you insert them throughout your manuscript. When you’re finished in the dialogue box, click Insert. The Footnote Reference Number will appear, as well as a place at the bottom of the page where you can type in the footnote information. 

If your footnotes are created the correct way, the fee for footnotes may be waived, but if your footnotes are created incorrectly, see our Fee Schedule or contact a representative to learn more about footnote insertion fees.