2. Use hanging indentation
This refers to the indentation of lines after the first line in a paragraph. This means that the first line of each reference list entry is left-aligned, while the second line, third line, etc. are indented one-half inch. To set up both, first highlight all the lines on your page.
![Image showing the references highlighted](https://libapps-eu.s3.amazonaws.com/customers/404/images/PP_References_2.png)
On the Home tab go to Paragraph and click the arrow.
![Image showing the paragraph arrow](https://libapps-eu.s3.amazonaws.com/customers/404/images/SP_General_setup1.4.1.png)
Under Indentation, change Special to Hanging. Make also sure that Spacing is set to 0pt and that Line spacing is set to Double.
![Image showing hanging indentation](https://libapps-eu.s3.amazonaws.com/customers/404/images/SP_Reference_list_4.png)
The default hanging indentation is set on 0,5” (half inch) or 1,27cm which is what we want. Now, when you are formatting a reference, the first line will be flush-left, and then when you hit the second line of the entry, it will automatically indent until you start a new line by pressing Enter.
![Image showing the hanging indentation of references](https://libapps-eu.s3.amazonaws.com/customers/404/images/PP_References_3.png)