Create or modify a style for right-to-left text

The feature described in this Help topic is only available if support for a right-to-left language, such as Arabic, is enabled through Microsoft Office Language Settings.

In addition, you must be running a Microsoft Windows operating system that has right-to-left support ù for example, Microsoft Windows 2000.

When you're working with right-to-left text, you can specify the type of language (Complex or Latin) to use with a style you are creating or changing.

Create or modify the style as usual, but in the New Style or Modify Style dialog box, under Formatting, select the language type you want: (all scripts), Latin, or Complex.

Create a style

If the Styles and Formatting task pane is not open, click Styles and Formatting on the Formatting toolbar.
In the Styles and Formatting task pane, click New Style.
In the Name box, type a name for the style.
Do one of the following:
Character
- In the Style type box, click Character.
Paragraph
- In the Style type box, click Paragraph.
Table
- In the Style type box, click Table.
List
- In the Style type box, click List.
Select the options that you want, or click Format to see more options.
For Help on an option, click the question mark , and then click the option.

Tip

If you want to use text that you've already formatted as the basis of a list style, paragraph style, or character style, select it, and then base the new style on the formatting and other properties applied to the selected text.

Modify a style

If the Styles and Formatting task pane is not open, click Styles and Formatting on the Formatting toolbar.
Right-click the style you want to modify, and then click Modify.
Select any options you want.
To see more options, click Format, and then click the attribute ù such as Font or Numbering ù you want to change.
Click OK after you've changed each attribute, and then repeat for any additional attributes you want to change.

Tip

To use the modified style in new documents based on the same template, select the Add to template check box. Word adds the modified style to the template that is attached to the active document.