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I'm using Microsoft Word v16.9.3 on macOS Sonoma 14.6.1. I need to use Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition for a paper, and this calls for the footnotes being in 12 point font and the footnote numbers not being superscripted and being followed by a period. The first line must also be indented. There is an example paper on the Purdue OWL site showing this.

I have managed to figure out most elements except for adding a period after the number. While this is standard numbering outside of footnotes, this option is not presented to me on macOS for footnotes. A few guides I've identified online provide instructions I am unable to complete because the various options or dialogs referenced are either not available or do not have the settings indicated.

Example footnote formatting:

Example footnote

So to be clear, the question is: How do I add a period after the number for footnotes in Microsoft Word on macOS (as shown in this example)?

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  • Have you considered just doing it manually instead of allowing Word to manage your sources? You mentioned missing features or options but are not specific Commented Jan 30 at 5:57
  • I don't use Word to manage my citations, just to insert them. I manage my sources via Zotero which handles formatting the citation itself, but even when using the Zotero plugin in Word with the correct CMOS edition, the footnote number itself is still superscripted and has no trailing period. The issue here is formatting/style application. Commented Jan 30 at 6:02
  • Also, any formatting I apply to the footnote number seems to be applied both in the footnotes section as well as in the body of the paper. So, for example, if I make the number regular size and not superscripted in the footnote, then it also is no longer superscripted in the body of the paper, which is undesirable. Commented Feb 3 at 3:46

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