If you want help with hanging indentation in the desktop version of Word, and your computer runs Windows, see Create a hanging indent. If you're using a Mac, see Create a hanging indent in Word 2016 for Mac.
You are required to use hanging indents in MLA works cited pages and APA references pages. A hanging indent is an indent that indents all text except for the first line. An example is below: There are a few ways to create hanging indents. Hanging Indents Using Ctrl+T On most computers, you can create a hanging indent by selecting the line you want indented and then holding down the Ctrl and T buttons at the same time.
If you are using a Mac, press Cmd T instead. Hanging Indents Using Paragraph Options 1. Select the text you want formatted with a hanging indent. Under the Home tab, look for the Paragraph options 3. Click the small arrow icon in the lower right corner to see more options 4. Under the Indents and Spacing tab, select Hanging.
How do I indent my Works Cited properly? The correct citation form in your bibliography is called a hanging indent. It looks like this: Eisenstein, Elizabeth. The Printing Press as an Agent of Change: Communications and Cultural Transformations in Early Modern Europe. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1979. How to make a hanging indent for your list of works cited: In Microsoft Word, put your cursor in the paragraph you want to indent. Choose 'Format' from the pulldown menu.
Choose 'Paragraph.' Under the tab 'Indents and Spacing' you’ll see a heading 'Indentation.' Under 'Special,' choose 'hanging.'