Footnotes in documents
Add numbered footnotes to any document from the slash menu or by typing the syntax, and turn a footnote into a source link.
Type / in a document and pick Footnote, or type [^1]. Write the note in the popup and
press Enter. The notes collect in a list at the bottom of the document.
Add a footnote
- 01
Insert it
Type
/footand pick Footnote. Eden adds the next free number at your cursor. Or type[^1]yourself. Any short label works, like[^source]. - 02
Write the note
A popup opens. Type the note and press
Enter.
To cite the same note twice, type a label that's already in the document. The new number reuses that note.
Move around and edit
| Do this | How |
|---|---|
| Jump to the note | Click the number in the text. |
| Jump back | Click the note's number in the bottom list. |
| Edit a note | Click its text in the bottom list. For a source link, click the pencil. |
| Save an edit | Enter. Every reference with that label updates. |
| Close without saving | Escape. A brand-new empty footnote is removed. |
| Remove a footnote | Save it empty, or delete the number in the text with Backspace. |
Turn a footnote into a source link
Put a web link in the note's text. It becomes a source citation:
Nature - https://nature.com/articleshows as Nature. A bare link works too.- Hover the number to see the source. Click it in the list to open the link.
- Delete the link from the text and it goes back to a plain note.
How footnotes save
Footnotes save as standard markdown: [^1] in the sentence, and [^1]: your note at the bottom.
Anything that reads the document as markdown sees normal footnotes.
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