

Hovering your cursor over footnote superscripts will display their corresponding note, as opposed to regular superscript numbers. The difference between a footnote and a superscript will also be apparent when you download the document. Moving parts of the document won’t be an issue either. For instance, footnote numbers will automatically shift when you add a new one earlier in the document, keeping your document organized. While a footnote and a superscript may look identical in Google Docs, they have fundamental differences. Why can’t I use superscript to add my footnotes? This will automatically remove its corresponding note at the bottom of the page. Instead of deleting the added note, you’ll need to find the footnote number in the body text and delete it from there.

If you want to delete a footnote, pressing backspace at the bottom of the page won’t do the trick. Additional FAQs How do I remove footnotes in Google Docs? You won’t be able to see your footnotes when you turn off Print Layout, but the document will retain them nevertheless. Your document will switch to Print Layout. If you can’t see the toolbar, scroll up in your document and it will appear.
