Feature Summary

The footnote feature is used to add annotations at the bottom of a page. It is commonly used in academic papers, books, and other documents to provide supplementary explanations or cite sources for the main text.

Feature Description

Feature Dimension Description
Membership Restrictions No membership restrictions; available to all users
Version Restrictions No version restrictions; supported in all versions of WPS Writer

Operation Steps

Insert Footnote

Feature Entry
"References" tab → "Insert Footnote" button

  1. Place the cursor where you want to add the footnote
  2. Click the "Insert Footnote" button in the References tab
  3. The footnote editing area appears at the bottom of the page
  4. Enter the footnote content
  5. A footnote number is automatically added in the main text

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Previous Footnote

Feature Entry
"References" tab → "Previous Footnote" button

  1. Click the References tab
  2. Click the "Previous Footnote" button to jump to the previous footnote content

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Next Footnote

Feature Entry
"References" tab → "Next Footnote" button

  1. Click the References tab
  2. Click the "Next Footnote" button to jump to the next footnote content

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Footnote Settings

Feature Entry
"References" tab → Click the arrow in the lower-right corner of the Footnotes & Endnotes function area → "Footnote and Endnote" option

  1. Select the References tab
  2. Click the arrow in the lower-right corner of the Footnotes & Endnotes function area to open the "Footnote and Endnote" dialog box
  3. Set the footnote position: Bottom of page or Below text
  4. Set the number format: 1,2,3 or a,b,c, etc.
  5. Set the starting number
  6. Select the application scope and click the Apply button to complete the settings

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Frequently Asked Questions

Question 1: How to delete a footnote

  • Solution: Delete the footnote number marker in the main text, and the corresponding footnote content will be automatically deleted.

Question 2: How to convert between footnotes and endnotes

  • Solution: Right-click the footnote and select "Convert to Endnote".

Notes

  • Footnote content supports multiple lines of text and formatting settings