KWord has a complete set of tools to create and manage footnotes and endnotes. When you assign a footnote, KWord automatically
places the footnote at the bottom of the correct page. When you assign an endnote, the notation is located in a numbered list at the end of your text.
If the footnote or endnote reference point is moved to a new page, the footnote automatically
follows and is renumbered as needed (if the user desires).
KWord also has the ability to separately manage endnotes and footnotes in the same document.
You have the option of having KWord control the numbering of your footnotes. Alternatively, you can manually specify each footnote.
There are multiple automatic numbering schemes and your footnotes can be separated from the text with a dividing line.
Add a new footnote or endnote
To add a new footnote or endnote, place your cursor at the end of the text you want to reference. Then select
->
from the menubar. This will bring up a dialog box.
If you want KWord to automatically number your footnotes or endnotes for you, make sure that
Automatic
is selected.
If you want to manually enter all footnotes in, then select
Manual
and enter the footnote or endnote entry in
the text box to the right.
Tip
If at all possible, try to allow KWord to automatically number the footnotes and endnotes for you. If KWord controls the numbering, and you
insert, delete or move footnotes, KWord will automatically renumber or reorder the footnotes for you.
Then select either
Footnote
or
Endnote
. Footnotes will appear at the bottom of the
page where the notation occurs. Endnotes will appear as an ordered list at the end of your document.
Click
Configure
to change the look of your footnotes or endnotes.
Click
Cancel
to return to your document without inserting a footnote or endnote.
Click
OK
to insert the footnote or endnote. KWord will create the footnote or endnote
entry, and place the cursor at the beginning of the entry for you to enter the desired reference information.
Type your reference information in the space provided.
When you have finished entering your footnote or endnote reference information, simply move your cursor over the footnote or endnote
number. Click with the right mouse button. A popup menu will appear. Select
Go to Footnote
and KWord will move the cursor back to the text
where the reference was made.
Change reference of footnote
There are two ways to change reference information for a footnote:
-
Place the mouse pointer over the footnote you want to change, and click once with the right mouse button.
A popup menu will appear. Select
. KWord will immediately move your
cursor to the appropriate footnote reference.
-
Simply move to the bottom of the page (if it is a footnote) or the end of the document
(if it is an endnote). Locate the footnote or endnote reference, and click once with the left mouse button.
Tip
You can jump to the end of the document by typing
Ctrl
+
End
.
Delete a footnote or endnote
To delete a footnote, simply delete the footnote or endnote number. KWord will remove the reference information and resize the footnote frame.
Change the look of footnotes
To configure the appearance of footnotes, select
->
from the menubar. A dialog will appear.
There are 5 predefined numbering methods for footnotes. Those methods are listed in the left
side of the dialog box. Begin by selecting the numbering method you want by clicking once with the left mouse button.
In the text box labeled
Prefix text:
, you can enter any characters you want to
appear
before
the footnote number.
In the text box labeled
Suffix text:
, you can enter any characters you want to
appear
after
the footnote number.
You can adjust the starting position of the footnote counter using the spinbox labeled
Start at:
.
Change the appearance of separator line
To change the appearance of the separator line, click on the tab labeled
Separator Line
.
You can determine the alignment of the separator line by selecting
Left
,
Centered
or
Right
Determine the length of the line using the spin box labeled
Size on page:
.
The spinbox labeled
Width:
is used to determine the thickness of the seperator line.
Note
Do not confuse this option with the
Size on page:
option. The
Width:
is used to set the thickness of the line, not its distance across the page.
Use the combo box labeled
Style
to determine what kind of line is drawn.
Click
OK
to change the look of all footnotes or click
Cancel
to keep
the previous options.
Change the placement of the footnotes
You can determine how much space separates the main text frame and the footnotes. Select
->
from the menubar. This will bring up a dialog:
Click on the tab labeled
Header & Footer
.
At the bottom of the dialog is a text box is labeled
Spacing between footnote and body
. As the label
suggests, you can use this text box to specify the distance between
the bottom edge of the main frame, and the top edge of the footnotes.
When you have entered the desired spacing, click
OK
, and the footnotes will change position on
the page.
If both footnotes and endnotes are on the current page, the
setting will apply to the space between the body and the
footnotes.
Change the look of endnote entries
To configure the appearance of endnotes, select
->
from the menubar. A dialog will appear.
Click on the tab labeled
Endnotes
.
There are 5 predefined numbering methods for footnotes. Those methods are listed in the left
side of the dialog box. Begin by selecting the numbering method you want by clicking once with the left mouse button.
In the text box labeled
Prefix text:
, you can enter any characters you want to
appear
before
the endnote number.
In the text box labeled
Suffix text:
, you can enter any characters you want to
appear
before
the endnote number.
You can adjust the starting position of the endnote counter using the spinbox labeled
Start at:
.
If you want a line seperating the text of the document from your endnotes, instructions
for this can be found in the section entitled Change the appearance of separator line.
