by subscribing to the RSS feed. When you let go of the right-ident control, you'll see you have created the hanging indent. or "CSS". .hangingindent { padding-left: 22px ; } Click the Home tab, and then click the Paragraph dialog box launcher. How-To Geek is where you turn when you want experts to explain technology. Under Indentation, use the Special pull-down menu to select Hanging. Creating a hanging indent using the Ctrl+T shortcut There is a shortcut you can use to create a hanging indent using your keyboard. Right-click the highlighted text, then select Paragraph. Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day. Each subsequent line is indented 0.5 inches (1.27 cm). Instead of indenting each line manually using the Enter and Tab keys, use the special indentation feature in Google Docs. Select the text where you want to add a hanging indent. //-->