insert_footnote method

insert_footnote(footnote_type, footnote_text)

Inserts a footnote or endnote into the document.

def insert_footnote(self, footnote_type: aspose.words.notes.FootnoteType, footnote_text: str):
    ...
ParameterTypeDescription
footnote_typeFootnoteTypeSpecifies whether to insert a footnote or an endnote.
footnote_textstrSpecifies the text of the footnote.

Returns

Returns a footnote object that was just created.

insert_footnote(footnote_type, footnote_text, reference_mark)

Inserts a footnote or endnote into the document.

def insert_footnote(self, footnote_type: aspose.words.notes.FootnoteType, footnote_text: str, reference_mark: str):
    ...
ParameterTypeDescription
footnote_typeFootnoteTypeSpecifies whether to insert a footnote or an endnote.
footnote_textstrSpecifies the text of the footnote.
reference_markstrSpecifies the custom reference mark of the footnote.

Returns

Returns a footnote object that was just created.

Examples

Shows how to reference text with a footnote and an endnote.

doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc)

# Insert some text and mark it with a footnote with the "is_auto" property set to "True" by default,
# so the marker seen in the body text will be auto-numbered at "1",
# and the footnote will appear at the bottom of the page.
builder.write("This text will be referenced by a footnote.")
builder.insert_footnote(aw.notes.FootnoteType.FOOTNOTE, "Footnote comment regarding referenced text.")

# Insert more text and mark it with an endnote with a custom reference mark,
# which will be used in place of the number "2" and set "is_auto" to False.
builder.write("This text will be referenced by an endnote.")
builder.insert_footnote(aw.notes.FootnoteType.ENDNOTE, "Endnote comment regarding referenced text.", "CustomMark")

# Footnotes always appear at the bottom of their referenced text,
# so this page break will not affect the footnote.
# On the other hand, endnotes are always at the end of the document
# so that this page break will push the endnote down to the next page.
builder.insert_break(aw.BreakType.PAGE_BREAK)

doc.save(ARTIFACTS_DIR + "DocumentBuilder.insert_footnote.docx")

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