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To specify text direction and cursor behavior for bi-directional languages
If you are using a bi-directional language such as Arabic or Hebrew, you can set the Notes menus and text to read in the direction appropriate for the language, and specify cursor movement appropriate to the language.

Note The Bi-directional tab appears in the User Preferences dialog box only when a bi-directional language is available. In Windows 2000 and Windows XP, you can set your operating system to use bi-directional languages, but in earlier releases of Windows you may need to install language locales. Ask your Domino Administrator for assistance in using other languages.

1. From the menu, choose File - Preferences - User Preferences.

2. Select International, then Bi-directional.

3. Do one of the following:

Select "Right" under "Menu Direction" to display the Notes main menu items starting from the right edge of the Notes window.
Select an option under "Global text direction" to control the way all text in the Notes user interface appears. Select "Right to Left" for languages such as Arabic and Hebrew. Select "Context" to use the reading order you set for paragraphs in a document.
Specify the behavior you want for the text cursor under "Cursor Movement."

If you select "Visual," the text cursor will move through characters in the reading order you set for paragraphs in a document.

If you select "Logical," the cursor will move through characters in the order they were entered in a document. For example, if you have multiple words in English and in a bi-directional language such as Arabic on the same line in a left-to-right paragraph, the cursor will move from left to right through the characters of an English word, and then jump to the first character of an Arabic word and start moving right to left through its characters until it encounters the next English word.

Setting reading order for paragraphs in a document

If bi-directional text is enabled in Notes, you can set the reading order for paragraphs in a document.

1. Put the document in Edit mode.

2. Select the text that you want to specify a reading order for.

3. Choose Text - Text Properties.

4. Click the Paragraph Alignment tab.

5. Click the Left-to-Right or Right-to-Left icon next to "Reading order."

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