Type the sentence with the reference.

On the “File” line click

(You may have to click on the down menu arrows at the bottom of the list to see Footnote)

Click

The defaults are “Footnote” and “Auto Number”

Click

The program will add the little number for the footnote and take you to the “Footnote” section at the bottom of the page for you to type in your reference info.

To resume your paper, reposition your cursor in the main portion of your paper and continue typing.

point to reference, then on the drop down menu click footnote

it will then give you the option to select what type you want to use

after adding footnote it will automatically create the footnote or create an end-note page.

If you need help with your writing style type in MLA, APA, etc. in google and it’ll give you several selections to choose from.

Purdue has a good one.

Since I don’t know what style of citation you’re using, I can’t really say for sure where you’re supposed to put the footnote, but usually it’s right after the word/phrase you’re citing. I’ve never seen a footnote that precedes the citation.