Hanging indents are used in the APA citation style. A hanging indent is required to format your references properly. See the image below for an example of what a hanging indent looks like.
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Select the text where you want to add a hanging indent.
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Go to Home > Paragraph dialog launcher > Indents and Spacing.
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Under Special, select Hanging.
![Selecting Hanging indent](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/fffbb5fc-fc7b-48e9-94da-55f6ac219d8e.png)
You can adjust the depth of the indent using the By field.
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Select OK.