General ⇒ Add a note at the lower part of the page

[xetal]

Hi!

I would like to make an asterisk next to a word and explain it further at the lower part of the page (sometime author have a system where they add the references at the lower part of each page). Maybe the best way to explain this is as a margin at the lower part of the page. How do I do this?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi xetal,

perhaps do you mean just a footnote with an asterisk as mark?

Stefan

[gmedina]

As Stefan_K said, you have to be more precise. The \thanks commad could be the answer:

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\documentclass{article}

\title{The title}
\author{The author\thanks{Author's affiliation}}

\begin{document}
\maketitle

\end{document}

[xetal]

Yeah, it was footnote. A follow up question: Using footnote, you only seem to be able to use numbers (not asterisk or other things), is there a way to do this?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi xetal,

yes, that's possible. Try this small example:

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\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\renewcommand*\thefootnote{\fnsymbol{footnote}}
word\footnote{explanation}

another word\footnote{another explanation}
\end{document}

Stefan

[gmedina]

Take a look at the footmisc pakage.

[xetal]

Thanks to both of you!