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My Microsoft Word Won't Switch Back to English



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luppamom




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 11 2015, 10:33 am
I have Microsoft Word 2010. Anyway, around a yr. ago, I typed something (long) in Hebrew, so I switched the settings to let me easily type right to left. Now, I really want it to work left to right, but every time I open a document, it keeps going right to left. I tried to look up how to change it online, but nothing worked.

Anyone know of a solution?
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MyKidsRQte




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 11 2015, 1:36 pm
Is it only in microsoft word?
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luppamom




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 11 2015, 1:44 pm
MyKidsRQte wrote:
Is it only in microsoft word?


yes
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youngishbear




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 11 2015, 1:44 pm
Are both languages and keyboards installed? Did you check the setting for toggling between languages? I think the default is ctrl + shift. I would need to sit down to a physical keyboard to check though

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youngishbear




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 11 2015, 1:46 pm
Is it only the cursor direction or the language?
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luppamom




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 11 2015, 1:46 pm
youngishbear wrote:
Are both languages and keyboards installed? Did you check the setting for togglng between languages? The default is ctrl + shift.


I think so. My computer switches nicely between the 2 languages. It just seems like the default setting on Word is Hebrew which is annoying b/c 95% of the time, I am writing in English. I just once had to type s/t very, very long in Hebrew so I did some type of setting which every time I try to undo, comes undone.
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youngishbear




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 11 2015, 1:47 pm
Did you check the default settings?
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luppamom




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 11 2015, 1:48 pm
youngishbear wrote:
Did you check the default settings?


I looked under the language tab (under options) and e/t says English.
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youngishbear




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 11 2015, 1:50 pm
The document settings, like margins and text direction. Is the cursor right to left or the language wrong?
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luppamom




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 11 2015, 1:51 pm
youngishbear wrote:
The document settings, like margins and text direction. Is the cursor right to left or the language wrong?


How do I check this?
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youngishbear




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 11 2015, 1:57 pm
I don't have a pc in front of me, and by now I wouldn't know much about word 2010, but there should be somewhere to check default settings.

Can you do a search? The newer version has that option.

If I'd have to guess I'd say the file tab should have the default preferences.
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starch




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 11 2015, 7:34 pm
I just tried it on my computer and was able to switch it from English to Hebrew and back to English by following these steps:
Click "Office button" (top left corner), then "Word Options".
In the "Popular" tab, under the section that says "Personalize your copy of Microsoft Office", click "Language Settings" to choose the languages you want to use with Microsoft Office.
In the "Editing Languages" tab, under Primary Editing Language, make sure the selected language is "English".
When the pop-up comes up, click "yes".
When you close Microsoft Word and then open it up again, the cursor should be on the left side. If Hebrew is still the selected language, press "Alt-Shift" to switch it back to English.

I hope this helps.
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