Create tab in line 2

Question

I want to write line such that there is no indentation of the beginning line for the paragraph, but there is an indentation from second line onwards. For instance.

This is what I am saying. This is what I am saying. This is what I am 
             saying. This is what I am saying. This is what I am say-
             ing. This is what I am saying. This is what I am saying.

I am facing diffiulty in how to do this Latex. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks!

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered May 20 '16 at 23:10

\hangindent and \hangafter to the rescue:

\documentclass{article}

\begin{document}
  \hangafter=1
  \hangindent=4em
  \noindent
  This is what I am saying. This is what I am saying.
  This is what I am saying. This is what I am saying.
  This is what I am saying. This is what I am saying.
  This is what I am saying.
\end{document}

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 20 '16 at 23:11

Please note that (very nearly almost) all questions should include a complete minimal working example (MWE) or minimal non-working example (if the question concerns a compilation error).

A simple search of CTAN with hanging provides an out-of-the-box solution in this case:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{hanging,kantlipsum}
\begin{document}
  \begin{hangparas}{1.5em}{1}
  \kant[1-3]
\end{hangparas}
\end{document}

Create tab in line 2

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