How to Indent APA Style in Microsoft Word

Body of the Paper
1. Select all the text in the body of the paper, if you already wrote it. If you're beginning the paper, simply click where you want to begin indenting.
2. Click the 'Home' tab on the Ribbon.
3. Open the Paragraph dialog box by clicking the diagonal arrow, pointing downward and to the left, in the left lower corner of the Paragraph group on the Ribbon.
4. Click the 'Indents and Spacing' tab at the top of the dialog box.
5. Click the field labeled 'Special'; on the drop-down menu, click 'First line.' Word will automatically set the indentation size to half an inch, which is the correct size for APA format.
6. Click 'OK' at the bottom of the dialog box.
Reference List
7. Select all the citations, if you already wrote them, or click where you plan to begin writing the citations.
8. Open the Paragraph dialog box again.
9. Click the 'Special' field again; this time, select 'Hanging' from the drop-down menu. Word will automatically set the indentation size to half an inch, which is the correct size for APA format.