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.

Paragraph styles format the entire paragraph, as you might expect. Character styles format selected text–a sentence, phrase, word, or even an individual character. Linked styles combine the two.

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For example, you might want to retain source formatting when copying from other Word documents, but not Web sites. Click OK. In Word 2003, choose Options from the Tools menu and click the Edit tab.