You can add extra information to your writing, beyond the main text, by using footnotes. These are like verbal assistants but only written. For instance, using footnotes you can add side comments to your work. You can also cite other publications at the bottom of the page that has the associated sentence.
You may want to change the font size of all footnotes in your document in one go. The problem is footnotes appear on different pages in the document. This makes selection difficult.
Word offers two methods for selecting footnotes easily:
- Using the keyboard
- Using the menus
We will discuss both methods here. We will provide step-wise instructions on how you can select all the footnotes at once.
Let us begin.
Method #1: Using the keyboard
Step #1: Open the Word document
Open the document with footnotes in it.
Step #2: Select footnotes
Click anywhere on any footnote.
Press CTRL and A together on your keyboard.
Word will select all footnotes in your document.
Method #2: Using the menus
Note: This method only works if all footnotes have the same formatting
Step #1: Open the Word document
Open the document with footnotes in it.
Step #2: Use the Select command
Click on the Home tab on the top menu bar to change the ribbon.
In the Editing section, click on Select.
This will open the Select menu.
Step #3: Select footnotes
Click on Select Text with Similar Formatting
Word will select all footnotes in your document.
Conclusion
Follow our step-wise instructions above to select all footnotes at once.