Thread: Problem with typing in word.

HI Qibla,

Have you tried searching the Help Files in Word using the phrase "right to left" or "left to right"?

Here is a quote from the Word 2007 Help files which may be slightly different than in Word 2003 but could still point you in the right direction - by reversing the instructions...

Set right-to-left text writing
Even though your interface is set up to display menus and commands in English or another language that is typically read from left to right, you can quickly switch to entering text in a right-to-left language. You must have the Microsoft Windows complex scripts and the appropriate 2007 Office release Language Pack installed to make these features work correctly, and you must have the keyboard layout for the right-to-left language installed. You must also have the right-to-left language enabled on the Editing Languages tab in the 2007 Microsoft Office system Language Settings dialog box.

After you enable a right-to-left language in the 2007 Microsoft Office system Language Settings dialog box, the Left-to-right and Right-to-left buttons appear in most of the 2007 Office release programs. You can use these buttons together with other tools to change direction when entering and justifying text.
Microsoft Office Word 2007
The Right-to-left option in the Word Options dialog box orients pages in a right-to-left sequence, which you can view in Reading Layout view. The view applies to the current document, to new documents that are created, and to existing documents that are opened.

hth
Rob

hi Qibla,

Have you tried searching the Help Files in Word using the phrase "right to left" or "left to right"?

Rob

hi,

"right aligned" in post 3 is different to "default to right to left" in post 5 but I think I understand now - I know more about Excel than Word

Here's a quote sourced from http://www.experts-exchange.com/Soft..._23249445.html

IN word:
On the File menu, click Open, and then navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates.
open the normal.dot file and make the format changes you want ... i.e. select left alignment.
Save teh file.
|Close and re-open Word, it should now be ok.
Chris
19/03/08 12:55 AM, ID: 21159252
ehabsalem:
Sometimes also you might need to alter the default style in normal.dot, specially if you have right-to-left languages installed, like Arabic.
26/03/08 04:53 AM, ID: 21210617
CMANI10:
i am unable to locate this folder in windows vista OS. pls guide further?
26/03/08 05:05 AM, ID: 21210686
ehabsalem:
Open WinWord, goto tools/options, select file locations\click user templates and modify.
This will show you where is the templates folder.
26/03/08 05:56 AM, ID: 21211060
Rank: Wizard
chris_bottomley:
The vista folder default is as I indicated above therefore you do need to check the tools | options | file locations tab for the user templates setting
Chris
Accepted Solution
26/03/08 06:00 AM, ID: 21211092
ehabsalem:
There is no Documents and Settings anymore in Vista, it is c:\users now.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ou...669141033.aspx
26/03/08 06:19 AM, ID: 21211249
ehabsalem:
http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...dows_Vista.pdf

just clarifying...

Nothing in help will help.

Do you mean nothing in Help does help (ie you have tried to find information)?
Or you don't think the Help files will help & therefore haven't even looked?

Here are some links that may be of use as well:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/wo...585671033.aspx
http://www.proz.com/forum/software_a...n_ms_word.html
http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/i...inrtl.html#rtl
http://www.uga.edu/islam/arabic_windows.html

All sourced from: http://www.google.co.nz/#hl=en&q=%22...a026280b90e882

hth
Rob

Try this
Go to Format > Paragraph
In indents and spacing tab, under general options set allingment and press default button. It should fix your issue.

Contaminated Wit, once again, you're completely missing the point.

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