I have some difficulties with my Word mac 2008 (included in office, last version updated): since a couple of days, when I am adding footnotes in a (even newly created) document, Word freezes, and I have to close it down. Office:mac 2008 Word immediately freezes as soon as document is opened. Word indicates a footnote with a reference mark, a number or other symbol that appears as a superscript in both the regular text and in a special footnote box at the bottom of the page. An endnote is similar, except that is appears at the end of the document.