How to Use WPS Footnotes on Android

Last updated:July 15, 2026

This how-to guide includes 2 topics—insert footnotes and view footnotes. You can jump from the index to each task, with 2 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.

How-to Index

No.TopicMembership Requirement
11. Insert FootnotesFree
22. View FootnotesFree

How-to Guide

1. Insert Footnotes

Entry path: Tools → Insert → Footnote

  1. Tap the position where you want to insert the footnote.
  2. Tap Tools at the bottom.
  3. Select the Insert tab.
  4. Tap Footnote.
  5. A footnote input area appears at the bottom of the page, and a number is added automatically.
  6. Enter the footnote content, then tap the document body area to finish.

Success Criteria

  • Interface result: A footnote marker appears in the main text, and the footnote content area appears at the bottom of the page.
  • What you can do next: Continue editing the document or insert another footnote.
  • No side effects: Footnote numbering is managed automatically, so you do not need to reorder notes manually.

Tips While Using

  • Common mistake: If the cursor is not placed at the target position first, the footnote may be inserted in the wrong paragraph.
  • Permissions or membership: This task is available directly and does not require extra membership access.
  • Environment limits: Use this task in a WPS Writer document.

2. View Footnotes

Entry path: Tap a footnote marker in the main text

  1. While reading the document, find the footnote marker in the main text.
  2. Tap the marker.
  3. The document jumps to the corresponding footnote at the bottom of the page.
  4. After reading the note, return to the main text or continue scrolling through the document.

Success Criteria

  • Interface result: The page moves to the location of the related footnote content.
  • What you can do next: Read the note content or return to the main text and continue reading.
  • No side effects: The original footnote content and numbering order stay unchanged.

Tips While Using

  • Common mistake: If you do not tap the footnote marker itself, the jump may not be triggered.
  • Permissions or membership: This task is available directly and does not require extra membership access.
  • Environment limits: The document must already contain footnote markers and related note content.