you can use the footnote to reference an authority and to acknowledge a source a footnote can also be used to add a comment when you add a reference insert a footnote number in the text of your essay this number corresponds to the full details at the bottom of the page each of your footnote numbers is cumulative starting from the number 1 the footnotes at the bottom of the page correspond to the footnote numbers used on that page to insert a footnote in Microsoft Word click in your document where you want to place your footnote in the top ribbon select the references menu select insert footnote a footnote number will appear in the text of your essay and our corresponding number will appear at the bottom of your page place the footnote number at the end of the sentence after the full stop you can also place a footnote directly after the relevant text when deeded for clarity place it after any punctuation when you have multiple sources in a footnote separate each one with a semicolon make sure that every footnote ends with a full stop or other appropriate closing punctuation [Music] you