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Text editing: Right-to-left text entry

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The Quick Answer

  • Click on Settings in the upper right corner of the Docs list.
  • Check the box next to Show right-to-left controls in the editor.

To enable right-to-left controls for your documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, click on Settings in the upper right corner of the Docs list, then check the box next to Show right-to-left controls in the editor.

When using the documents feature of Google Docs, you can also enable right-to-left directionality for an individual document. To do so, please follow these steps:

  1. Open the document in question, and click Format > Document settings... in the menu bar.
  2. Check the box next to Make the page text align right-to-left.

Note: If you'd like right-to-left text direction in future documents, check the box next to Make these the default settings for all new documents.

Once right-to-left directionality has been selected, it will be applied when anyone attempts to edit the document, spreadsheet, or presentation.

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