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Right to left text input. Keyboard commands back to front.

Whilst typing within a table cell in Word 2013, (PC running 8.1) I must have inadvertently hit a shortcut key which then changed the text entry into right to left and the keyboard commands back to front, so delete, backspace, right and left arrows are all opposite to what they should be.  

I've been through everything to do with language settings and suchlike, including deleting the cell completely and starting again, and also copying and pasting the text in a clean document, but this formatting is fixed and I can't remove the problem.  All the other cells in the table are fine.  Any help gratefully received as this is driving me completely mad!

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This was very helpful - thank you.

I ended up having to install Hebrew as an additional language, which then added the right to left and left to right buttons on my Home tool bar.  In case others have this problem this is what I did:

start

programmes

microsoft office 2013

microsoft office 2013 tools

microsoft office 2013 language preferences

additional editing language - Hebrew

OK

restart office

on home tab two new buttons appear - left to right text direction, right to left text direction

highlight incorrect table cell, and click left to right text direction

I still don't actually know what it was I hit, which got me into the incorrect text direction in the first place, but at least the problem is now resolved so much appreciated.

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Last updated October 25, 2022 Views 3,010 Applies to: