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Writing Center Video Tutorials: Hanging Indent

Hanging Indent

APA requires your reference citations to have what's called an "hanging indent," which means that the first line of your reference is left justified, but all other lines have to be indent .5" over. It's basically the reverse indent that you're used to with paragraphs. It's easy to do if you know how to set it up. These videos will show you how.

Hanging indent in Word

Hanging indent in Google Docs