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MS Office Forum / General PowerPoint Questions / June 2006How do I convert right-to-left text in Powerpoint?
I have received Hebrew formatted PPTs with text boxes that I need to convert to left-to-right. It also seems that the default text boxes created within these filed are auto-formatted right-to-left. The "change paragraph direction" option does not appear on my Format menu options when I select the text box I am attemtping to convert. Have you checked your master: View > Master > Slide Master. Select text box then find the Text Alignment buttons in the formatting toolbar. Choose align left.  SignatureSandy Johnson Microsoft Certified Office Specialist (MOS PowerPoint) > I have received Hebrew formatted PPTs with text boxes that I need to convert > to left-to-right. It also seems that the default text boxes created within > these filed are auto-formatted right-to-left. The "change paragraph > direction" option does not appear on my Format menu options when I select the > text box I am attemtping to convert. You need to install Hebrew language support. In windows Start > All programs>Microsoft Office> Office Tools > Language settings (may be slightly different in different versions of Office) > I have received Hebrew formatted PPTs with text boxes that I need to convert > to left-to-right. It also seems that the default text boxes created within > these filed are auto-formatted right-to-left. The "change paragraph > direction" option does not appear on my Format menu options when I select the > text box I am attemtping to convert. > I have received Hebrew formatted PPTs with text boxes that I need to convert > to left-to-right. It also seems that the default text boxes created within > these filed are auto-formatted right-to-left. The "change paragraph > direction" option does not appear on my Format menu options when I select the > text box I am attemtping to convert. I'm guessing that the change direction option doesn't appear unless your system is set up to use a language that's capable of entering text in both directions (Hebrew, Arabic, some of the Far East languages ...) Is it reasonable to assume that the text is actually English but is running in the wrong direction? If so, I'd be interested in having a look at this; might be possible to fix it with a bit of VBA wand-waving. Can you send me a *small* presentation that demonstrates the problem ... say three or four slides, no images or the like? email to steve at-sign pptools dot com if so. Please paste this message into the body of the email to remind me what it's about. Thanks! ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Steve Yes I am Technology Trish (post a week ago or more)! John had this problem recently with a file- When you install Arabic or Hewbrew support you get new menus that work with English text as well. In particular format paragraph right to left / left to right. With the former set you get the very strange bullets on the right! > > I have received Hebrew formatted PPTs with text boxes that I need to convert > > to left-to-right. It also seems that the default text boxes created within [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > PPTools: www.pptools.com > ================================================ > John had this problem recently with a file- > When you install Arabic or Hewbrew support you get new menus that work with > English text as well. I figured that might be the case. Same or similar thing with Japanese installed. Thanks for the sample file. All better now. <g> Assuming that the problem file is a bit more elaborate than the sample, would you do me a favor and run the code on a copy of The Real Thing and let me know if anything's missed. Expected: graphs, OLE stuff, groups, tables ... it doesn't look at any of these. > I have received Hebrew formatted PPTs with text boxes that I need to convert > to left-to-right. It also seems that the default text boxes created within > these filed are auto-formatted right-to-left. The "change paragraph > direction" option does not appear on my Format menu options when I select the > text box I am attemtping to convert. Nevermind the file. Trish sent me an example to work with, so I think we've got a fix for you. Have a look here: Text is right to left, bullets appear on right of text http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00797.htm ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ SignatureUte Simon Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team und PowerPoint-User-Team Tipps, Tricks und Kostenloser Newsletter: www.ppt-user.de >> I have received Hebrew formatted PPTs with text boxes that I need to >> convert [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > PPTools: www.pptools.com > ================================================ Steve, you know I prefer non-programming solutions ;-) And there is a simple one in this case: Open a blank presentation on a computer with an Englisch (or Non-Hebrew, Non-Arabic) PowerPoint. Use Insert - Slides from File to transfer all slides into the new presentation. This will change text direction to left-to-right. (I assume, this can even be done on a Hebrew computer, if you use a template created on an English PowerPoint, but I can't try it here.) All you have to do now is to create a new master by copying the master objects (not the text-placeholders!) to the new file. Best regards, Ute SignatureUte Simon Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team und PowerPoint-User-Team Ute ... nice one! (mine's still faster <g>) > you know I prefer non-programming solutions ;-) And there is a simple one > in this case: Open a blank presentation on a computer with an Englisch (or [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Best regards, > Ute ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Hi Steve Will look at you vba solution though the file we have is fairly simple ( I'll add to it!) The problem with Ute's answer is its only OK if the original doesnt have a complex non standard master. We have found no problem having Hewbrew support installed. I dont really understand why the text doesnt go right to left as well?? > Ute ... nice one! (mine's still faster <g>) > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > PPTools: www.pptools.com > ================================================ > The problem with Ute's answer is its only OK if the original doesnt have a > complex non standard master. We have found no problem having Hewbrew support > installed. I dont really understand why the text doesnt go right to left as > well?? Not sure, really, but I think it's built into the fonts. ISTR that each character has a width and a "side-bearing" (roughly, how much space is to be allowed on the trailing side before dropping the next character in place). If these values were negative instead of positive (or there were a flag telling the operating system "Go west instead of east by this much") that'd more or less account for it. The layout direction setting in PPT would then have to control where the text starts (left or right side of text placeholder) and how the bullets are offset but not the actual placement of the characters. Or so it seems to me at the moment. Haven't gotten to the second cup of coffee yet though ... > > Ute ... nice one! (mine's still faster <g>) > > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > PPTools: www.pptools.com > > ================================================ ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Ahh I didnt note the last part of Ute's answer. Sorry Ute > Ute ... nice one! (mine's still faster <g>) > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > PPTools: www.pptools.com > ================================================
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