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In-text citations for ACS style can be done several ways, but most Marist Chemistry courses prescribe superscript numbers in text. These numbers look like footnotes in Microsoft Word, but they are not made using the footnote function.

The first source used in text becomes number one in your reference list. This means that if you add another source ahead of the first one, you’ll need to renumber all of them and change the in-text numbers accordingly.

To create in-text citation for ACS:

1. Type a number next to the information you are paraphrasing or summarizing

    

2. Highlight it

    

3. Click the Superscript option

    

   1. Google Docs: 

       

      1. Click on Format in the top menu 

          

      2. Click on Text

          

      3. Click Superscript

          

   2. Microsoft Word/Word for Mac: 

       

      1. Click on the icon in the toolbar

          

   3. Office 365 Word: 

       

      1. In the toolbar click on the 3 dots next to font color and highlight 

          

      2. Click Superscript

          

]If you use the source again, type the same number and repeat steps 1-4 again.  If you are using more than one source for the same section, type the number for each and separate them with a comma.  Then do steps 1-4. If you are using 3 or more sequential sources, type the first and last number separating them with a hyphen. Then do steps 1-4.

Your source in the reference list should have the same number followed by a period.

If you need further help, contact a librarian.