Hi Lawrence, Welcome to org-mode! I think what you're looking for is footnote funcationality[1]. To get started, just use `C-c C-x f' in your orgmode document. Then use it again to go back to where you were. There's more you can do and the page I've cited will get you started.
HTH, - Tory Lawrence Bottorff <borg...@gmail.com> writes: > I'm a beginner and I can't figure out how to build a simple link. All > I want to do is have numbered footnotes throughout my org file that, > when clicked, jump down to that footnote. Eg: > > -- This is in my org file and I'm describing Emacs fill (1). You can > also do auto-fill (2) > > . > . > . > > (1) A fill is text formatting to look like a block. > (2) Auto-fill sets fill for the whole life of the buffer. > > This is all I want to do. I might also like these footnote > elaborations at the bottom to be in another location (another file). > > LB Footnotes: [1] http://orgmode.org/manual/Footnotes.html