APA style writing question: How to use a footnote to let a reader know more info. on something in a sentence can be found in a specific book, BUT, not nessessarily on a specific page of that book. Normal in-text citations are (Author, year, #), but what about footnote additions with no #, and I don't mean electronic sources.

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APA style writing question: How to use a footnote to let a reader know more info. on something in a sentence can be found in a specific book, BUT, not nessessarily on a specific page of that book.   Normal in-text citations are (Author, year, #), but what about footnote additions with no #, and I don't mean electronic sources.

anonymous · Answer

huh.....................................

anonymous · Answer

are you just stating facts, or do you need help?

e.mccormick · Answer

In APA, a footnote MUST use a number if it is for content notes. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/04/

jagatuba · Answer

Don't use footnotes in APA unless you absolutely, ABSOLUTELY must. State all the important information within your thesis and cite it.

anonymous · Answer

umm what does footnote even mean