The hanging indent settings area is circled in red. This is where you tell Word how much the second and subsequent lines are indented. If you want the first line indented, or if you want the text to be pushed in somewhat from the right, use the Indentation settings circled in blue above. Select the paragraphs to affect and then drag a marker, as follows: The upper triangle on the left is the First Line Indent marker. The lower triangle on the left is the Hanging Indent marker. The square on the left is the Left Indent marker. Drag it to affect all lines on the left. The triangle.
I am assuming you are in Google Docs/Google Drive? No, you cannot create a hanging indent in Google Docs the way you would in Word, but there is a work around solution for or in the.
The steps are different for each, so make sure you look at the right set. PC. After entering your citation, hit enter after the end of each line to make it double spaced.
Highlight all but the first line in your citation and use the increase indent option on the Google docs toolbar. Your citation will now be both double spaced and have a hanging indent. Google App on Mobile Device. This was tested on an iPhone.
If we find that steps are different on on Android devices we will update. After entering your citation, hit return at the beginning of each line to make it double spaced. Highlight all but the first line in your citation and use the increase indent option on the Google docs toolbar. Depending on the size of your device, you may need to hold it in landscape mode to see the indent option. Your citation will now be both double spaced and have a hanging indent. In fact there is hanging indent functionality in google Docs, via drag and drop of indent and first-line-indent thingies on the 'ruler'.
The OP reported seeing no ruler, nor a menu item to enable one, so that was the more fundamental problem (but from the information given, I don't know the reason for it.) COM Library reply: This is correct. If the ruler isn't showing, use the View drop-down menu to select Show Ruler. Highlight the paragraph that needs the hanging indent. Drag the 2nd indent line stop in the ruler (the blue arrow) to the.5 marker. If it's hard to grab the arrow by itself, move the whole paragraph over to.5, then grab the both 'stops' and move the 1st line stop (the blue rectangle) back to the left margin.
It's easier done than said:. Place your cursor at the beginning of your citation, and highlight it.
Right click your mouse. Select Paragraph from the resulting pop up menu. Under Indentation, use the Special pull-down menu to select hanging. Use the By menu to select 0.5' For multiple Citations in a References, Works Cited or Bibliography Page. Once you've applied the hanging indent using the technique above, hit enter after your citation. If you are typing your citation it should keep the same formatting. If you are pasting in your citation, right click when you paste and select the paste as text option (looks like a A on clipboard) and Word will automatically apply all the formatting you've already done, including hanging indent, spacing, font, etc.
Alternatively you could wait until all your citations are on your bib, highlight them all at once, then use the 5 steps as listed above. Create a Hanging indent on your phone You might not see teh options on your phone. The key is to rotate the screen to landscape mode so you can see the available options. Here are the steps:. Once you have typed in the text you want for your block quote, tap enter/return before the first word of the quote and after the last word of the quote. Highlight the text that you want to indent.
Rotate your device so that you're viewing it in landscape mode. Choose the indent option and you're good. If for some reason you can' do that, you'll have to tap the dot options that represent more menu options, bu that will take more steps. View in Landscape Mode View In Portrait Mode.
The simplest is: 1. Put your cursor anywhere in the paragraph 2. In the ruler (up) drag the lower corner (triangle) to 5 (or any number you like) 3.
Presto, you are indented. Note: Notice your ruler has two triangle and one rectangle. Learn to play with those three bar. Edit by COM Librarian: This is certainly another option. If you can't see the ruler above your document: 1. Select the View tab 2. In the Show area, put a check mark next to the ruler option.
You will drag the bottom triangle and the little rectangle underneath it. For instructions from Microsoft w/ an illustration, copy and paste this web address into your browser's address bar: http://bit.ly/1r8u1uk. Hi zdgsfi It sounds to me like the other citations you tried to format were probably copied and pasted into your Word document, and it probably brought over some formatting with it. You can click the paragraph symbol in the Paragraph section in the Ribbon to reveal formatting.
In 2010, it's the symbol on the top right of that area. Remove any unwanted breaks.
You can also try re-pasting, and choose to merge formatting or keep the text only, and one of those options should eliminate that formatting. If you keep the text only, be sure to change the font, add back any italics, etc.
Mlitty, I am assuming you are in Google Docs/Google Drive? No, you cannot create a hanging indent in Google Docs they way you would in Word, but there is a work around solution: 1. After entering you citation, hit enter after the first line. At the beginning of the second line of your citation, us the increase indent option on the Google docs toolbar.
Your citation will now be both double spaced and have a hanging indent. If your citation has more than two lines, you'll need to hit enter after the second line as well, but the indent will already be there. Hi Joe There issue is probably that you brought over the formatting from the source from which you copied the text.
To start fresh, highlight the text that needs the hanging indent, and then right click. You will get two dialog boxes. The top one is for changing the font. Look for the button (should be to the far right) that says Styles, with a capitalized A and a paint brush. Click that, and a new box will appear.
Choose the Clear formatting option, towards the bottom of the list. Now, keep the text highlighted and then follow the instructions for hanging indent.
You will probably need to change the font style and size and add back in italics and that kind of thing. The next time you bring over text, use the Paste button at the top left in the clipboard section. Click on the arrow at the bottom of the clipboard Paste icon. You will see 3 options to paste.
Choose the middle one, called merge formatting. This should pick up the correct formatting that you just applied so you don't have to take all of these steps again. Use the merge formatting paste option going forward.
If this does not work, feel free to contact us. You can either start a chat, if the library is open, using the chat box on the right hand side of our MLA LibGuide, or any other COM Library page, or email us at [email protected]. Hope this helps! Hi Word User The directions do still work for Word 2013. If you are having issues, you might need to remove formatting that was brought over when you pasted your citation.
The command for this is in the Font section of the Home tab. It's the icon with an 'A' and a red eraser.
For instructions, go to this link: After that, highlight your citation again and follow the steps to create a hanging indent. Hi NCTM I'm not sure what you mean by Hanging Indent Toggle.
Did you follow the directions in the original answer? When you paste your text, use the remove formatting button.
To access the paragraph dialog box, put your cursor in front of the 1st line of text. Right click with your mouse.
Select the Paragraph menu. Then in the Indentation section, select Hanging from the drop down menu. Change the spacing if necessary, then hit done. It sounds like maybe you are using the Ruler tool. While I'm sure it's possible, that's harder to explain here briefly.
I edited a paragraph formatted as you describe using this method, and it worked. [email protected], you can still apply to your whole bibliography: Once you've applied the hanging indent using the technique above, hit enter after the citation. If you are typing your citation it should keep the same formatting.
If you are pasting in your next citation as most people do, right click when you paste and select the paste as text option (looks like a A on clipboard) and Word will automatically apply all the formatting you've already done, including hanging indent, spacing, font, etc. Alternatively you could wait until all your citation are on your bib, highlighting them all then use the same 5 steps as listed above.
I am going to amend the answer above to include this info on how to apply to more than one entry in case anyone else is having this dilemma.