A hanging indent is required for your works cited, references page, or bibliography when writing in MLA or APA format. You can create a hanging indent in Google Docs in just a few simple steps.

Indents are used to distinguish one paragraph from another, but hanging indents are used in citations. Here's how to create one on Google Docs easily.

Fortunately, the processes for implementing hanging indents in Microsoft Word and Google Docs are fairly straightforward if you know what you're doing.