How to create a Hanging Indent

How to create a Hanging Indent

iPad using Google Docs

Edit the document (tap pencil icon) 

Tap at the end of the first line of your citation and tap the Return key

Tap the right indent icon (last icon on the toolbar) Note: If the toolbar is not present, tap the A in the upper right corner of the screen. Tap paragraph. The right indent should be the 2nd line, right icon. Tap center of the screen to exit paragraph mode.

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iPad using Pages

Tap the text and Select all

Grab the entire indent marker (the triangle and the rectangle) and move it where you would like the 2nd line of the citation to start

Grab the rectangle and move it to the left, back to the margin where the 1st line of the citation will start 

Mac using Google Docs

Click View and choose Show ruler

Click Edit and choose Select all

Grab the entire indent marker (the triangle and the rectangle) and move it where you would like the 2nd line of the citation to start

Grab the rectangle and move it to the left, back to the margin where the 1st line of the citation will start 

Mac using Pages

Click View and choose Show ruler

Click Edit and choose Select all

Grab the entire indent marker (the triangle and the rectangle) and move it where you would like the 2nd line of the citation to start

Grab the rectangle and move it to the left, back to the margin where the 1st line of the citation will start 

Mac using Word

Click Edit and choose Select all 

Click Format and choose Paragraph…

Make sure Indents and Spacing is highlighted at the top of the page

In the Indentation section, in the Special drop down, choose Hanging by 0.5”

Click OK

PC using Google Docs

Click View and choose Show ruler 

Click Edit and choose Select all

Grab the entire indent marker (the triangle and the rectangle) and move it where you would like the 2nd line of the citation to start

Grab the rectangle and move it to the left, back to the margin where the 1st line of the citation will start 

PC using Word

Click on the 2nd line of the citation

Right click the mouse and choose Paragraph

In the Indentation section, in the Special drop down, choose Hanging by 0.5”

Click OK

PC NOTE: If you are using 0.5” indents you can use the following shortcut: click on the first line of the citation and then click CTRL T