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. 2. 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. Click OK.
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| Decimal
| A tab setting used to align a list of currency values.
| | Indent
| A blank space inserted between text and the left or right margin.
| | Hanging indent
| A setting that begins the first full line of text in a paragraph at the left margin: all the remaining lines in the paragraph are indented one-half inch from the left margin.
| | Alignments
| A setting that refers to how text is positioned between the margins.
| | First-line indent
| A setting that inserts a one-half inch of blank space between the left margin and the first line of the paragraph: one-half inch is the default setting for this indent.
| | Horizontal alignment
| A setting that refers to how text is positioned between the left and right margins.
| | Leaders
| A tool identified with symbols such as dotted, dashed, or solid lines that fill the space before tabs.
| | Line spacing
| The amount of space between lines of text in a paragraph.
| | Negative indent
| A setting that extends paragraph text into the left margin.
| | Vertical alignment
| A setting that refers to how text is positioned between the top and bottom margins of the page.
| | Shading
| The color placed behind selected text ot paragraphs to add interest or emphasis.
| | Border
| Lines or artwork around the perimeter of text or a paragraph to add interest or emphasis.
| | Bullets
| An effective way to format lists of items that don't have to appear in any specific order.
| | Numbering
| An effective way to format lists of items that must appear in a specific order.
| | Left
| A tab setting used to left-align text at the tab place indicated on the horizontal ruler.
| | Center
| A tab setting used to center-align text at the place indicated on the horozontal ruler
| | Right
| A tab setting used to right-align text at the tab place indicated on the horizontal ruler.
| | Bar
| A tab setting that inserts a vertical bar line at the place indicated on the horizontal ruler.
| | Exactly
| A line spacing setting that sets the spacing at a fixed amount that Word does not adjust.
| | At least
| A line spacing option that sets the spacing at the minimum amount needed to fit the largest font on the line.
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What type of indent aligns the first line of a paragraph at the left margin and indent the rest of paragraph?
A hanging indent, common in legal documents and in a bibliography page, begins the first full line of text in a paragraph at the left margin; all the remaining lines in the paragraph are then indented from the left margin.
What key is used to indent the first line of the paragraph?
To indent the first line of a paragraph, put your cursor at the beginning of the paragraph and press the tab key. When you press Enter to start the next paragraph, its first line will be indented.
What is right indent?
The Right indent controls the space between the paragraph and the right margin and has a marker of its own. It is indicated by a single triangle on the Ruler at the current right margin. Click and drag it to change the margin. The First Line indent is used to indent the first line of a paragraph or of every paragraph.
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