If the option Extended support for Arabic text is enabled in Options 
, you can switch the text direction between left-to-right and right-to-left in a paragraph at any time.
To do so, proceed as follows:
| 1. | In the relevant paragraph, right-click to open the context menu and select Paragraph. |
| 2. | In the dialog box, switch to the Paragraph tab. |
| 3. | Under Text direction, select the desired option: "Left to right" or "Right to left". |
Tip: Using the keyboard
You can change the text direction of a paragraph much quicker with the following shortcut keys:
▪If you press Ctrl and the left Shift keyñ at the same time, the text direction is set to left-to-right.
▪If you press Ctrl and the right Shift keyñ at the same time, the text direction is set to right-to-left.
Mac/Linux: On some systems (including macOS and several Linux distributions), these shortcut keys do not work. Alternatively, you can use the shortcut keys Ctrl+Shift+A (for left-to-right) and Ctrl+Shift+D (for right-to-left).