# How to make endnotes in Microsoft word? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 22, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-endnotes-in-microsoft-word/558005 "2010-10-22T14:19:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-endnotes-in-microsoft-word/558005/1 "2010-10-22T14:19:31Z")
I’m writing a paper with around 100 citations, which are listed in the end. Often, a particular source will be cited more than once, at different places in the paper. I could make the endnote at the first reference, and then make a superscript copy at the next reference. But then if I add more references prior to that reference, they will not match. So, how can I do this? ---
**Author:** ![Sigene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-endnotes-in-microsoft-word/558005/2 "2010-10-22T14:42:29Z")
I highly recommend EndNote [http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=Endnote+&tag=googhydr-20&index=software&hvadid=2690347917&ref=pd\_sl\_52nuu260tg\_b](http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=Endnote+&tag=googhydr-20&index=software&hvadid=2690347917&ref=pd_sl_52nuu260tg_b) It served me extremely well in writing papers, keeping track of hundreds of citations, and formating them all automatically as I was writing and modifying my papers. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-endnotes-in-microsoft-word/558005/3 "2010-10-22T15:21:09Z")
There are two functions under the “Insert” Menu that I use for this situation: Footnote and Cross-Reference. First, click on “Footnote” - that gives you the option of footnotes or endnotes. Click on endnotes, and it gives you endnotes instead of footnotes. It will insert the endnote number in the main text, and give you a box to type in the endnote content. Then, when you’ve got a subsequent endnote that you want to refer back to an earlier endnote, use the “Cross-Reference” function. Open your new endnote, put in the reference (e.g. - “Cited in endnote [blank] above”), but instead of [blank], click on the “Cross-Reference” function. Change “endnote” under the “Reference Type” option, and it brings up a list of all the endnotes to that point, in the box “For Which Endnote”. Highlight the one that you want to refer back to, click “Insert”, and it will insert the endnote number. From that point on, the Endnote function automatically updates the endnote numbers if you insert a new endnote, and the Cross-reference function automatically updates any changes to the endnote number that is cross-referenced in the later endnote. ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-endnotes-in-microsoft-word/558005/4 "2010-10-22T15:26:39Z")
Ahh, great. Thanks a lot! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-endnotes-in-microsoft-word/558005/5 "2010-10-22T16:46:56Z")
you’re welcome! ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-endnotes-in-microsoft-word/558005/6 "2010-10-24T03:51:48Z")
I have an old(ish) guideline that says you can also use CTRL+ALT+D and get what you want. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-endnotes-in-microsoft-word/558005/7 "2010-10-24T04:11:12Z")
I thought you can’t always get what you want? ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-endnotes-in-microsoft-word/558005/8 "2010-10-24T05:26:16Z")
But if you try sometimes you might find you get what you need.