How to Create Hanging Indent in PowerPoint

Quick summary

A hanging indent in PowerPoint keeps the first line of a paragraph flush left while indenting subsequent lines, making it ideal for bibliographies, bullet lists, and citations. You can apply it in just a few steps using the Paragraph dialog box in PowerPoint's Home tab.

Steps

1. Select the text you want to format.
2. Click the small arrow in the Paragraph section to open the Paragraph dialog box.
3. In the dialog box, find the Indentation settings.
4. Set the indent size (e.g., 0.5").
5. Under Special, choose Hanging.
6. Click OK to apply the hanging indent.