How to Create Hanging Indents in Microsoft Word

Learn two ways to create hanging indents in Microsoft Word. Hanging indents are common in bibliographies, reference lists, and works cited pages.

These steps are for Word in Microsoft 365, Word 2019, Word 2016, Word 2013, and Word 2010.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:18 How to Create Hanging Indents with the Ruler
3:17 How to Create Hanging Indents with the Paragraph Dialog Box

📝 Companion Blog Post/Transcript for this Video
How to Create Hanging Indents in Microsoft Word
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