If you’re writing a paper using Chicago note-bibliography style and using Google Drive, this post will show you how to set page numbers and create footnotes.
First, if your paper is more than five pages long and has a title page, there’s a special way to do the page numbers in Chicago. Double click to open up the header, turn off “different first page,” and then go to Insert > Header and page number > Page number. Click the option on the top right that has no number on the title page and starts numbering the first page of text with the number one.
Now let’s look at a citation. In Chicago style, a footnote is used instead of a parenthetical citation. To add a footnote, put the cursor where you want the footnote to appear and click Insert > Footnote. The footnote will be automatically numbered and take you to the bottom of the page. Type the author’s name, the title of the article (shortened to the first three or four words), and the page number separated by commas.
Adjust the font and indent of the footnote by highlighting the text and selecting Times New Roman font and 10 point font size. Format > Line spacing > Add space after paragraph to space out each footnote. To indent, click on the footnote and drag the left indent over to the half inch mark.
To recap, add a page number from the Insert menu, choose the option that has no page number on the first page. Then insert the footnote, write the author, the title, and the page number separated with commas at the bottom, and adjust the font and the indent.
Following these steps will help you format footnotes in Google Docs according to Chicago note-bibliography style.