Footnotes/endnotes

Footnotes are added at the end of a page while endnotes can be added at the end of a document. If you've used superscript in your writing to make references, you can use footnotes/endnotes to give relevant explanations.

Add new footnote/endnote

To add footnote/endnote,

1. Click More > Insert tab.
2. Click the Endnote/Footnote buttons under the References & Comments header. The footnote/endnote will be added.
3. You can now change the style settings and format from the Footnote/Endnote properties panel.

Convert endnote to footnote

You can convert an endnote to footnote and vice versa.

To convert endnote to footnote,

1. Select the endnote/footnote.
2. Right click on the inserted endnote/footnote and click Convert this endnote/footnote option.

Delete footnote/endnote

To delete footnote/endnote,

1. Select the endnote/footnote.
2. Right click the endnote/footnote to delete them.

Add hyperlinks

You can create hyperlinks to direct the reader to a detailed explanation of a concept, a related document or web page.

To add hyperlinks

1. Select document text.
2. Click the Link icon in the pinnable tool pallet. Alternatively, click More > Insert tab > Link icon.
3. Enter the required URL in the pop-up click Apply.

To link a piece of text to a specific section within the document, click the Link icon and select the title of the section from the drop-down list that appears in the pop-out box. Click Apply.

Add bookmarks

Bookmarks can be used to identify or locate a piece of text in a document for future references.

To add a bookmark,

1. Select the text you want to bookmark or position your cursor where you want to add the bookmark.
2. Click More > Insert tab.
3. Click Bookmark under References & Comments.
4. Enter the bookmark name and click Insert. The Bookmark icon will appear at the reference point.

Manage bookmarks

You can view the list of boomarks created, go to the respective links, modify them or delete them, whenever required.

To manage bookmarks,

1. Click More > Insert tab.
2. Click Bookmark under References & Comments.
3. Click the Advanced options link to view the other bookmarks created within the document.
4. Now choose to "Go To" the required bookmark or "Delete" bookmarks as per your needs.

Table of contents

Before you create a table of contents, make sure that the headings in your document are formatted using the Heading Styles in the Format tab. This will help Zoho Writer recognize the headings in your document.

To create table of contents,

1. Click More > Insert tab.
2. Under References & Comments header, click Table of Contents.
3. Choose your preferences in the tab and click Insert. The table of contents will be created.

TOC Title

Refresh TOC

1. Click Refresh.
   
2. Choose Update page numbers only if you don't want the changes to be updated in the contents of the TOC.
   
3. Choose Update entire table to update the whole table along with the page numbers.

Captions

How to add a caption 

1. Place the cursor where you want to insert the caption or select the object to which you wish to add the caption.
   
2. Click on the Hamburger menu, and go to the Insert tab in the left panel.
   
3. Under References & Comments > Captions dropdown, click Insert Caption.
   
4. In the Insert Caption window,
1. Choose caption type- At the top, there's a dropdown menu (e.g., "Figure") to select the type of object to caption (e.g., Figure, Table, or custom types). You can also create custom labels like Chart, Appendix, etc.
   
2. Set numbering format- The numbering style (e.g., "1, 2, 3,...") is shown next to the caption type. Specify the sequence format of the captions.
   
3. Add a description- Provide a descriptive label to the object.
   
4. Position the caption- Select whether the caption appears above or below the object.
   Note: Positioning is enabled only when you add a caption to the object by selecting it.
5. Include chapter numbers- Check to include the chapter numbers in the caption (e.g., "Figure 2-1" where "2" corresponds to the chapter number).
6. Define Chapter Start Style- Choose which heading style (e.g., Heading 1) determines the chapter structure.
   
7. Separator Type- Select a character (e.g., hyphen, period) to separate the chapter and figure numbers. (e.g., "Figure 1-1" vs. "Figure 1.1")
   
   
   

Auto Caption

Note: When importing or exporting documents, the cross references are not retained.

How to update inserted cross reference