Select Footnote Characters in the list, right-click it, and choose Modify.

To change the properties of the footnote numbers: Change the properties of all your footnotes at once by making changes to the default styles. You can change the font style, font size, color, and other properties of the footnote numbers and text.

Footnotes will parse at the end of every page they are used to reference something, so use them judiciously.Remember to backup your document before performing unfamiliar changes.

These footnotes will retain across editors since Google uses an open standard supported by other editors like Microsoft Word, OpenOffice, LibreOffice, WordPress editor, Blogger, etc.

Footnotes support most of the formatting supported in the body part of the document. You can add links or just plain text here.

You can now edit the footnote to your liking.

2) Alternatively, use the Ctrl+Alt+F (in Windows) shortcut to insert a Footnote directly.

1) On the menu toolbar, click on Insert and then select Footnote.

Now, there are two ways to add a footnote in Google Docs, we will explain them below.

Place the insertion point at the end of the word or the sentence you want to add a footnote about.

Select the document you want to add footnotes in or create a new document for that purpose.

Footnotes are also necessary if you want to write an essay, a scientific research paper, homework or a project for your school work. Popular sites like Wikipedia, Quora, and Forbes use them and in several cases require adding footnotes to support the information provided in the main document.

You can use Footnotes to provide references, additional information or citations to the main text in a document.

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