diff --git a/_extensions/quarto-journals/acm/acmarttemplate.tex b/_extensions/quarto-journals/acm/acmarttemplate.tex
index c3300ad..d1ddb3f 100644
--- a/_extensions/quarto-journals/acm/acmarttemplate.tex
+++ b/_extensions/quarto-journals/acm/acmarttemplate.tex
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+% !TEX program = $if(tex-program)$$tex-program$$else$xelatex$endif$
 \documentclass[$if(acm-metadata.acmart-options)$$acm-metadata.acmart-options$$else$manuscript,screen$if(acm-metadata.final)$$else$,review$endif$$if(acm-metadata.anonymous)$,anonymous$endif$$endif$]{acmart}
 
 $-- % Options for packages loaded elsewhere
diff --git a/template.qmd b/template.qmd
index b732083..ac55e7b 100644
--- a/template.qmd
+++ b/template.qmd
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ format: acm-pdf
 # which you can eventually use with TAPS
 keep-tex: true
 
+# choose tex program to use later in tex editors, such as TeXShop, TeXWorks, TexStudio, Overleaf, etc.
+# recommend xelatex for unicode support
+tex-program: xelatex
+
 bibliography: bibliography.bib
 
 title: The Name of the Title Is Hope