Answered By: Kathryn Park Last Updated: May 24, 2024 Views: 437981
Answered By: Kathryn Park
Last Updated: May 24, 2024 Views: 437981
If you are using Google Docs on a computer, there is a hanging indent option. If you are using Google Docs on a mobile device there is no hanging indent option, but there is a sort of work around.
Here's how to create a hanging indent on a computer version of Google Docs:
- After entering your citation, highlight the citation and choose Format from the toolbar.
- Choose Align & Indent from the Format menu.
- From the Align & Indent menu, choose Indentation options.
- In the Indentation options box under Special indent, choose Hanging, type in .5 and hit Apply.
- Your citation will now have a hanging indent.
Google App on Mobile Device Work Around
There is no hanging indent option on the Google App on Mobile device version. There is a sort of work around solution that will make your citation look like it has a hanging indent, but if you can use the computer version for your works cited or references page it will be much easier.
- 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.
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That should make a simple hanging indent paragraph that all you have to do is is hit enter to have a new paragraph indented automatically.
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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.
The instructions do do still work if you are using a PC. If you are using a mobile device, the steps are different.
On a mobile device you should download the Google Docs app and follow the instructions for the app now included in the answer above; https://asklibrary.com.edu/faq/63483#App