# FootnoteInsert Method

> Inserts a footnote with a reference mark at the input position and its text at the bottom of the page, optionally for editing; returns its identifier or 0.

- **Product:** TX Text Control ActiveX
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Method
- **Path:** TX Text Control ActiveX > API Reference > TXTextControl > FootnoteInsert Method
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- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/footnoteinsert-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/footnoteinsert-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/footnoteinsert-method/llms-full.txt

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This method adds a new footnote to the document at the current text input position. A footnote consists of a reference mark in the document and the footnote itself appearing at the bottom of the page.

Introduced: 32.0.

### Syntax

```vbscript
TXTextControl.FootnoteInsert Text, Edit
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Text | Specifies the footnote's text. It can be an empty string. |
| Edit | If this parameter is true, the text input position is set in the footnote section at the bottom of the page, so that the footnote's text can be edited. |

### Return Value

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | An error has occurred or the footnote could not be inserted. Footnotes cannot be inserted in headers, footers and textframes. |
| otherwise | The footnote's internal unique identifier. |

### Data Types

| Name | Data type |
|---|---|
| Text | String |
| Edit | Boolean |
| Return value | Long |

### See Also

- [Programming Category: Using Footnotes](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/categories/footnotes/llms-full.txt)

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