Click on F9 to update the field information.

Type ftnref followed by the name of the bookmark used above.

Make sure the insertion point is between the brackets.

Press CTRL + F9 to insert field brackets.

Position your insertion point in the footnotes where you want to place the cross-reference.

Assign this footnote reference mark a bookmark name.In the text in your document, select the footnote reference mark that you want to cross-reference.MS Word allows you to automatically cross reference footnotes. In some scholarly and academic documents there may be footnotes with cross-references. If you need to have the footnote at the bottom of every page where it is referenced, you might be better served by inserting a new footnote and using the same text as your original footnote.įor those of you who are unfamiliar with cross-referencing footnotes, see below. If you are using cross-references, the footnote does not show up at the bottom of a page where you use the cross-reference. If I have a footnote on page 4 that uses the exact same reference as #1, is the reference supposed to show at the bottom of page 4 also, or, since it is also a #1 footnote, will it just show on page 2 and people just know to go back to page 2 to see the reference?' My question is, if I am using the same reference for 2 or 3 other footnotes, is the reference supposed to show at the bottom of each page that a footnote is made, or does the reference only show on the first page that has the first footnote? For example, if I have a footnote (#1) on page 2, my reference will show at the bottom of page 2. 'I know how to do footnotes & cross referencing (MSWord 2003).

Recently a reader wrote to me about Multiple Footnotes with the same reference.

Word footnotes on multiple pages