> Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately I've tried that (and tried again)
> and it doesn't work. The language is set to US English as default, and
> always has been. There is no Hebrew that I can see in the document,
> although somewhere in the backend of the document there must be a buggy
> code Microsoft is carrying.
>
> 'grammatim[_2_ Wrote:
>> ;386099']Is there any Hebrew at all in the document?
>>
>> The easiest thing to try is to select the entire document (Ctrl-A) and
>> go to Set Language (Tools in 03, Review in 07) and make sure it's set
>> to some variety of English.
>>
>> If that doesn't work, you could select the entire document EXCEPT the
>> final paragraph mark, Copy, and Paste into a New document.
>>
>> I've no idea how EndNote might interact with r-to-l languages.
>>
>> On Dec 25, 4:49*pm, omidkia omidkia.399f...[ at ]wordbanter.com wrote:-
>> I'm having an issue with text formatting in Word 2003 and 2007.
>>
>> I'm working on a manuscript with someone from Israel. The Word
>> document
>> they sent me is a bit buggy, and I am guessing it's from
>> right-to-left
>> language support. I have opened the document on 5+ computers, using
>> both Word 2003 and Word 2007 and cannot fix the issue.
>>
>> Basically, regular document text will type fine. However, if I am
>> adding a comment (using the Review pane) the text will sometimes
>> switch
>> to right-to-left. This is triggered by the use of ANY punctuation. At
>> first it was incredibly annoying, but now it is impossible to use.
>>
>> I am using EndNote to manage my references. As I 'write-and-cite',
>> EndNote automatically generates a bibliography for me. The issue is
>> that the bibliography is ALSO bugged with the 'right-to-left' plague
>> (see attachment).
>>
>> Interestingly, if I highlight the automically generated bibliography
>> and paste it into an unformatted text box (such as Notepad or a web
>> input box) the bibilography appears as it should. For example:
>>
>> 1. * * *Russel MG. Changes in the incidence of inflammatory bowel
>> disease:
>> what does it mean? Eur J Intern Med 2000;11:191-196.
>> 2. * * *Koutroubakis I, Manousos ON, Meuwissen SG, et al.
>> Environmental risk
>> factors in inflammatory bowel disease. Hepatogastroenterology
>> 1996;43:381-93.
>>
>> However, if I paste into another Word document or into Wordpad, the
>> numbers (1, 2, etc) appear on the right side of the text.
>>
>> I am desperate for any help with this issue as the deadline for
>> submission is approaching.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Omid
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