For types of resources not covered in this guide (e.g., government documents, manuscript collections, video recordings) and for further detail and examples, please consult the websites listed at the end of this guide, the handbook itself (LAU Ref Desk LB 2369. Kate Turabian created her first 'manual' in 1937 as a means of simplifying for students The Chicago Manual of Style the seventh edition of Turabian is based on the 15th edition of the Chicago Manual. The examples in this guide are meant to introduce you to the basics of citing sources using Kate Turabian's A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (seventh edition).

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Endnotes are placed on a separate page at the end of your paper, just before your bibliography. You can then type in the footnote citation. Google Docs will place a superscript number in the body of the document, as well as at the bottom of the page. Click Insert, then select Footnote from the drop-down menu.

In Google Docs click in the text to place an insertion point where you are referring to a source used for information.

You can then type in the footnote citation next to the number at the bottom of the page.

Word will place a superscript number at the insertion point and a short rule between the last line of your text and the first footnote on the page. Click on References in the top menu, choose Turabian from the drop down menu, and then choose Insert Footnote. In Microsoft Word, click in the text to place an insertion point where you are referring to a source used for information. Notes are numbered as they appear in the text of your paper, using the formats in the examples above.

Example of turabian paper with endnotes