Enable right-to-left editing in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides

When you open a Google document, spreadsheet, or presentation, right-to-left controls are not turned on by default. In this article, we will show you how to enable right-to-left editing for documents stored in Google Drive.

How to enable right-to-left editing in Google Drive

Note: In order to use right-to-left editing in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides on your mobile phone, first, you need to enable this option from your computer.

• Go to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides page and click on the menu icon (three horizontal lines) in the top left corner.
• Go to Settings.
• Enable the option "Always show right-to-left controls".
• Finally, click OK, and the setting will be applied to all Google services you use.

How to change the document layout to right-to-left in Google Docs

• To change paragraph direction, open a Google doc with text in a right-to-left language.
• Click the Paragraph sign and select the right-to-left direction.

If you'd like to change a table direction in Google Docs, click Format > Table > Table properties, and in the Column order section, select Right-to-left.