How to Use WPS Footnotes and Endnotes on Windows

Use WPS Footnotes and Endnotes with 3 how-to topics, including inserting notes, changing note formatting, and deleting notes; choose a topic from the index and follow the entry path and steps.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Insert a Footnote or Endnote

Entry path:

• Option 1: Insert tab → Footnotes and Endnotes
• Option 2: Home tab → Insert → Footnotes and Endnotes

1. Place the cursor after the text where you want to add a note.
2. Click Footnotes and Endnotes on the Insert tab.
3. Select Add Footnote to place the note at the bottom of the page, or select Add Endnote to place it at the end of the document.
4. Type the footnote or endnote content.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: A note marker appears in the main text, and a note editing area appears at the bottom of the page or at the end of the document.
• What you can do next: You can continue typing, editing, or saving the document.

Tips While Using

• Footnotes appear at the bottom of the current page, while endnotes appear at the end of the document.
• Choose the note type based on whether you want the explanation near the page or collected at the end.

2. Set Footnote or Endnote Formatting

Entry path: Insert tab → Footnotes and Endnotes → Footnote/Endnote Settings

1. On the Insert tab, click Footnotes and Endnotes to open the drop-down menu.
2. Select Footnote Settings or Endnote Settings.
3. Set the numbering format, such as 1, 2, 3 or a, b, c.
4. Set the numbering method, such as Continuous, Restart Each Section, or Restart Each Page.
5. Choose whether to apply the setting to the whole document or the current section.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The note numbering style and numbering rule update based on your settings.
• What you can do next: You can insert more notes and continue using the current numbering setup.

Tips While Using

• If numbering is not continuous, check whether section settings are affecting the result.
• Confirm whether the change should apply to the whole document or only the current section before you save the setting.

3. Delete a Footnote or Endnote

Entry path: Delete the footnote or endnote marker directly in the main text

1. Locate the footnote or endnote marker in the main text.
2. Select the marker and press Delete.
3. Check the bottom of the page or the end of the document to confirm that the related note content has been removed.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The note marker disappears from the main text, and the related note content is removed at the same time.
• What you can do next: Other footnotes or endnotes remain available for editing.

Tips While Using

• Deleting the marker in the main text also removes the related note content.
• If you remove only the note text and keep the marker, the note structure may become incomplete.