Jumping to a Footnote

You can use the Go To function of Word to jump to a specific footnote in your document. This is done in the following manner:

1. Choose Go To from the Edit menu, or press F5. You will see the Go To tab of the Find and Replace dialog box. (Click here to see a related figure.)
2. In the left side of the dialog box, choose Footnote. This informs Word what you want to go to.
3. In the Enter Footnote Number box, enter the footnote number to which you want to jump. If you want to go to the next footnote, leave the box blank.
4. Click on the Go To button or the Next button. (This is the same button. The name changes depending on whether you entered a footnote number in step 3.)

If you want to go to a footnote relative to the one you are currently viewing, you can enter a + or - in step 3. For instance, if you want to jump ahead three footnotes, you would enter +3 in the Enter Footnote Number box. Likewise, if you wanted to jump back 2 footnotes, you would enter -2.

If there are no footnotes in the document, or if you enter an invalid footnote number, Word positions you at the beginning of the document.