How do I create a hanging indent for my References page?

Answer

To create a hanging indent:

  • Go to the References page of your paper.
  • Under Home, click the arrow to expand the Paragraph box.
  • Under Indentation, change the Special: drop-down menu to Hanging.
  • This defaults to 0.5" (which is standard for APA style).
  • Click OK.

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  1. Thank you!
    by Liz on Mar 28, 2016
  2. Very helpful!
    by Hao on Jan 24, 2019
  3. Thanks so much very helpful! :) I didn't find it right away but on Microsoft docs, right clicking will show the option for 'paragraph' if anyone else was a little lost like me!
    by Stephanie A on May 02, 2019

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