How to Add a Footnote in Google Docs
Footnotes provide more information about a particular part of the text, like a citation or additional details, without clogging up the body text. One way is from the desktop website, through the Insert menu if you want complete control over what to include in the note. Here’s how it works from the mobile app on Android, iOS, and iPadOS:
How to Add a Properly Formatted Footnote
If your footnotes need to abide by a certain formatting style, the Google Docs website has a built-in option to not only do that but also grab the URL you need for the citation.
How to Install Citation Apps
Google Docs can only do so much, but that’s why the desktop site has built-in support for add-ons. Add-ons can provide additional features like other ways to add references and more formatting styles. Here are some suggestions:
Endnote Generator converts your footnotes into endnotes so that they’re added to the end of the document.EasyBib provides a bibliography citation generator and tons of formatting styles.Paperpile supports in-text citations and footnotes.
