VBA code for Microsoft Word macro — select text and insert footnote

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Hi everyone,

I am trying to automate a repeated task in MS Word by using a macro, which is as follows: In a Word document, I would like to select a word or a phrase using the mouse, and run a macro. The macro should (1) Insert a footnote at the end of my selected word or phrase, and (2) copy the selected text to the footnote, but italicised, and followed by a colon. Could anyone help me with the VB code for this? As a beginner, I don't really know where to start and am hoping that the community can help me with this.