Microsoft Word

  1. Type your reference and highlight it.
  2. Click on the "Paragraph" fly-out menu on the "Home" tab of the ribbon (circled in the picture).
  3. A dialog box will appear. In the "Special" drop-down box, choose "Hanging" (indicated in the picture). Click "OK."

Screenshot showing the location of the Paragraph flyout menu and the Special drop-down box.

Google Docs

  1. Type your reference and highlight it.
  2. In the "Format" menu, choose "Align & Indent" and "Intention options" (shown with arrows in the first picture).
  3. A dialog box will appear. In the "Special indent" drop-down box, choose "Hanging" (shown with the arrow in the second picture). Click "Apply."

Screenshot of Google Docs showing the location of the Format menu, Align & Indent, and Indention Options.

Screenshot of the Google Docs Indentation options dialog box, showing the location of the Special indent drop-down menu.

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