Log in if prompted. The normal indent is also called the left indent or the first line indent. It indicates where you want the first line of each paragraph to start, so you don’t have to press Tab at the start of each new paragraph.
If you don’t see the ruler on your document, go to View > Show Ruler. You’ll see a line down your document from the ruler so you can see where on the paper your new indent will be. Each time you press Enter/Return on your keyboard, this new indentation will be applied. The general indentation rule for APA research papers is 1" margins on all sides. To apply this, highlight all existing text (if there is any) and drag the triangles in the ruler to 1 and 7 to create a 1" margin on the left and right.
The hanging indent is used more for emphasis in items or for longer quotations inserted in research papers. You’ll also need to apply hanging indents for all research paper bibliographies and works cited pages. [1] X Research source
If you don’t see the ruler on your document, go to View > Show Ruler. You’ll see a line down your document from the ruler so you can see where on the paper your new indent will be. Each time you press Enter/Return on your keyboard, this new indentation will be applied. Alternatively, you can select the text that you want to include in the hanging indent, then go to Format > Align & indent > Indentation options then click “Hanging” from the “Special indent” section and then click Apply. [3] X Research source If you want to create an indent that applies to each first line of every paragraph and causes the line to jut out to the right a few spaces, leave everything highlighted and drag the rectangle to the left. You’ll notice that the first line in each paragraph indents to the right of everything else.
