The Chicago Style of writing is used for academic writing in the field of Humanities, especially history. Specific guidelines for formatting a paper in Chicago Style are outlined in manuals such as the 16th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style, which was issued in September Chicago Manual of Style - Footnotes/Endnotes SVSU Writing Center Inserting Footnotes To insert a footnote, place your cursor after the section you wish to cite. From the References tab, look for the Insert Footnotes option inside the Footnotes box. This will automatically place a number after For more examples, see 14.1 59 -63 in The Chicago Manual of Style. Journal article. In a note, cite specific page numbers. In the bibliography, include the page range for the whole article. For articles consulted online, include a URL or the name of the database. Many journal articles list a DOI (Digital Object Identifier). See the excellent Turabian/Chicago Manual of Style online guides (for print and electronic resources) prepared by the UMW Library staff by clicking here. PLACEMENT OF THE FOOTNOTE/ENDNOTE ON THE PAGE Most word processing programs are already set to correctly place footnotes at the bottom of the page or endnotes at the end of your paper. To do Chicago style footnotes, start by clicking the footnote option under your word processing app's "Insert" or "Format" menu. Then, begin the footnote with the number, and make sure to indent the line. After the number, include the author's name, followed by the work's title and publication information in brackets. Chapter 14 of the Chicago Manual of Style presents Chicago's bibliography style of citation. This style, as described in section 14.2 of the Manual, "uses a system of notes, whether footnotes or endnotes or both, and usually a bibliography." Chicago Style (CMS): Formatting Footnotes & Endnotes CMS citation requires either footnotes or endnotes for in-text citations and a bibliography to cite sources used in a paper. Forma