How to Do Chicago Style Footnotes

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Use your word processing app to insert footnotes.. Indent the first line of each footnote 5 spaces.. Double-space between footnotes.

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Use your word processing app to insert footnotes.

Step 1

Use your word processing app to insert footnotes.

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Indent the first line of each footnote 5 spaces.

Step 2

Indent the first line of each footnote 5 spaces.

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Double-space between footnotes.

Step 3

Double-space between footnotes.

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Start with the author of the work.

Step 4

Start with the author of the work.

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Provide the title of the work.

Step 5

Provide the title of the work.

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Give publication information in parentheses.

Step 6

Give publication information in parentheses.

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List the page number of the information paraphrased or quoted.

Step 7

List the page number of the information paraphrased or quoted.

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Include a full URL for works accessed online.

Step 8

Include a full URL for works accessed online.

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Use shortened footnotes after the first reference.

Step 9

Use shortened footnotes after the first reference.

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Start with the author's last name.

Step 10

Start with the author's last name.

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Provide a shortened title of the work.

Step 11

Provide a shortened title of the work.

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Include the relevant page number.

Step 12

Include the relevant page number.

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Use the abbreviation Ibid.

Step 13

Use the abbreviation Ibid.

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