Footnote Management

A PowerPoint automation tool that helps you create and manage consistently formatted footnotes across your presentation.

What It Does

Saves a shape's formatting and position as your default footnote template
Creates new footnotes using your saved template
Updates existing shapes to match your footnote template while preserving their text
Maintains consistent footnote formatting throughout your presentation

Create or select a shape that has the formatting and position you want for your footnotes
Click "Set Footnote Settings" in the dropdown to save this shape as your template
Confirm the success message

Select a slide where you want to add or update a footnote
Choose one of these options:
- To create a new footnote: Make sure nothing is selected on the slide
- To update an existing shape: Select the shape you want to convert to a footnote
Click on the Fix/Insert Footnote button in your PowerTools ribbon
For new footnotes, you'll see a shape with default "Footnote" text
Edit the text as needed while maintaining the template formatting

Set up your footnote template early in the presentation design process
Position your template footnote exactly where you want all footnotes to appear
When updating existing shapes, their text content will be preserved
If you need to change your footnote style, simply create a new shape with the desired formatting and click "Set Footnote Settings" again
If you see a message about no template being found, you'll need to set up your template first by selecting an object with the size and format of your desired footnotes and saving this to be your default footnote settings by clicking "Set Footnote Settings" in the dropdown
The footnote template stays saved until you change it, so you can use it across multiple presentation editing sessions