5. Insert footnotes
A footnote is a brief note that provides additional content or copyright attribution. You can place a footnote at the bottom of the page on which it is discussed. To insert a footnote, leave the cursor to the spot that you want the footnote to appear.

On the References tab, click Insert Footnote.

A superscript number will appear in the text, where you have the cursor, and it will also appear at the bottom of the page where you can start writing the note.

Alternatively, You may place the footnotes at the end of your paper after the References. In this case, go to the References tab, click Insert Endnote.

A superscript number will appear in the text, where you have the cursor, but the footnotes with appear at the end of the paper, right after your Reference list page. Check the End matter section of this guide to see how to set up the Foonotes page.