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title: "Working with Footnotes"
description: "In the XBRL Tagger, you can use tagged text blocks as footnotes. To do so, link the tagged text block to one or more cells of a table."
source_url: https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/xbrl-tagger/xbrl-document/footnote-tagging
language: en
last_updated: 2026-05-28
---
# Working with Footnotes

## Overview

In the **XBRL Tagger**, you can use tagged text blocks as **footnotes**. To do so, link the tagged text block to one or more cells of a table.

## Creating Footnotes

To create a new footnote:

1. If necessary, open the desired document and switch to the **Text tagging** tab.

    ![Opening the 'Text tagging' tab](https://support.lucanet.com/assets/docs-images/xbrl-tagger/xbrl-document/footnote-tagging/_images/en/text-tagging-tab.png)
    Opening the 'Text tagging' tab

2. Select a tagged text block in the document.

    > **Note:** If you want to use a text block as a footnote that is not yet tagged, drag the desired tag from the taxonomy onto the selected text block (see [Tagging a Document Manually](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/xbrl-tagger/xbrl-document/xbrl-tag-document.md)).

3. In the side bar, click the **Footnote** panel.

    The panel shows the footnote connections of the currently selected text block, if any. If the selected text block is not yet linked to a cell in a table, the **Footnote** panel is displayed as follows:

    ![Footnote panel at start, with no cell selected in a table](https://support.lucanet.com/assets/docs-images/xbrl-tagger/xbrl-document/footnote-tagging/_images/en/start-footnote-panel.png)
    Footnote panel at start, with no cell selected in a table

4. Switch to the **Table tagging** tab.

5. In the desired table, select the cell(s) to which the selected text block should be assigned as a footnote:

    ![The selected cell is assigned to a table cell in the Table tagging view](https://support.lucanet.com/assets/docs-images/xbrl-tagger/xbrl-document/footnote-tagging/_images/en/attach-footnote-to-table-cell.png)
    The selected cell is assigned to a table cell in the Table tagging view

6. Click **Attach to footnote**.

    ![Footnote panel before any footnote is created](https://support.lucanet.com/assets/docs-images/xbrl-tagger/xbrl-document/footnote-tagging/_images/en/attach-to-footnote.png)
    Footnote panel before any footnote is created

7. The assigned footnotes are then displayed in the panel, for example, as follows:

    ![Footnote assigned to three cells of a table](https://support.lucanet.com/assets/docs-images/xbrl-tagger/xbrl-document/footnote-tagging/_images/en/attached-footnotes.png)
    Footnote assigned to three cells of a table

## Values of the Footnote

When you select a text block linked to a footnote, the **Footnote** panel shows the **Values of footnote** area with the following columns:

- **Table**: Name of the table the cell comes from.
- **Column**: Column header of the linked cell.
- **Tag**: Tag name of the linked cell.
- **Value**: Value of the linked cell.

## Functions in the Footnote Panel

The following functions are available for a footnote connection:

| Function | Description |
|---------|---------|
| **Navigate to cell** | Navigates from the **Footnote** panel to the linked cell in the document |
| **Delete** | Removes the link from the footnote. |