And for the separator, the default is a tab, but that feels like too much space for my taste, so I'll delete that and use an em space instead which is a little smaller. I'll create a new Paragraph Style to use for the footnote text – I like to use the same font as the body font, just a few points smaller and a touch of extra tracking (spacing between characters).

The separator is the space between the footnote number and the footnote text. In this window you can choose what type of numbering to use, what number to start on, when to restart numbering, and select a character and paragraph style for the reference number as well as the footnote text. To customize the formatting + style, go to Type > Document Footnote Options.įirst - turn on Preview so you can see your changes as you make them. Go to Type > Insert Footnote - this automatically puts in the reference number and adds space for the note at bottom of the text box you're in. To add a footnote, InDesign has a pretty hand tool that helps you automate the whole process (because of course it does).įirst, put your cursor in the text where you want the reference number to appear. A footnote is a note that shows up at the bottom of the page where it's referenced, and it's typically referenced by a small superscript number within the text itself that corresponds with the number of the footnote.

Editing footnotes in word