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How to Cite a Lecture in APA, MLA and Chicago
Cite a live lecture, lecture notes, slides or a recorded lecture in APA 7, MLA 9 and Chicago, with reference formats, in-text citations and fictional examples.
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How to Cite a PDF in APA, MLA and Chicago
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How to Cite a Poem in MLA, APA and Chicago (With Line Numbers)
How to cite and quote poems in MLA 9, APA 7 and Chicago: works-cited entries, line numbers, slashes for line breaks, block quotes and poems found online.
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How to Cite a PowerPoint Presentation in APA, MLA and Chicago
Reference formats and in-text citations for PowerPoint slides in APA 7, MLA 9 and Chicago, including course slides, public slide decks and conference talks.
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How to Cite a YouTube Video in APA, MLA and Chicago
Cite a YouTube video correctly in APA 7, MLA 9 and Chicago: who counts as the author, how to format the title and date, and how to add timestamps in-text.
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How to Cite ChatGPT in APA, MLA and Chicago
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How to Confirm Receipt of an Email (5 Samples & Templates)
When and how to confirm you received an email, documents or a payment, what to say beyond 'received', and five short acknowledgment samples you can copy.
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How to Detect Humanized AI Content: Signs Beyond the Score
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How to Do an In-Text Citation With No Author (APA and MLA)
When a source has no author, cite it by title. See APA 7th and MLA 9th in-text examples for web pages, articles, reports and group authors.