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Problem 4: The text in the balloon is going the wrong way (right-to-left text instead of left-to-right text).

This is one you might not have encountered, but if you have, it’s incredibly irritating. What happens is that the comment box orientation is set for Arabic or Assyrian or some other language that writes right-to-left. This might happen, for example, if the writer’s native language and defaults are Hebrew, but the document’s text is set for English.

There are supposed to be several ways to fix this problem, but I can’t get most of them to work. For example, you should be able to open up the window to modify style options, click on Format and then Language, and then change the spelling to Arabic or whatever.

But here are two fixes that do.įor the quickest fix, type your comment in another Word document and then paste it into the comment box.įor the better fix, particularly for editors who may run into this often, add an icon to your Quick Access Toolbar that will change any highlighted language to the left-to-right orientation. (Indeed, fellow editors, the Quick Access Toolbar is a great way to keep several editing-oriented icons handy.) So then, whenever you have this problem anywhere, you just highlight the text, click the icon, and you’re on your way. Julia Houston Thanks! There's an old joke.Just as with the style menu, you’re going to be shown only a few of the options available, so first for “Choose Commands From” select “All Commands.” Then scroll down to Left-to-Right Text Direction (or Ltr Run for some of you) and add it to your toolbar.Īnd there you go! Yes, you’ll have to do this for each comment box, but it’s so much better than the alternatives.Ĭlick (depending on which version of Word you have) Customize or Quick Access Toolbar. Kathy Youngblood I the word Cocaine supposed to be capitalized?.What do you call someone who speaks many. Philip Harding Yes, and then we proofreaders get underpaid, paid late, are made unreasonable.Jhon Roach "Thanks for sharing such an informational blog which will, surely be a big help.Lily Rose I have a tendency to be very verbose when I write.I was able to fix my comments box text layout by. Aaron Heiss Sorry to pile on here, but your discussion of verb endings is inadequate.Julia Houston You're not "piling on." Very helpful stuff! Language is a tricky thing, and a.Anna This post deserves a standing ovation.So nice to hear the positive feedback! Thanks for the comment, Anna.

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