365 Word

If there are no comments, write one and fix it using the directions above.
In a properly formatted comment, click somewhere in the comment text that doesn't have any special formatting (no italic, bold, superscript, etc.).
Go to "Home" tab and click the tiny arrow in the bottom right corner of the “Styles” section.
Click “Options…”
Change “Select how list is sorted:” to “Alphabetical”.
Change "Select styles to show:" to "All styles."
Find "Comment Text" in the list and click it if it’s not already selected.
If there are no styles in the list and it’s just a blank white box, click the "Style Inspector" button at the bottom (the one in the middle with a magnifying glass), and the first item in the smaller box that pops up should be “Comment Text.” You’ll follow the next steps within that box.
If clicking “Comment Text” changes the comment back to right-to-left formatting, select all the text in that comment and click your two new Quick Access buttons again.
Hover your mouse over "Comment Text" and click the drop-down arrow that appears.
Click "Update Comment Text to Match Selection."
Close all open style boxes.
Try adding new comments; the text should run left to right. This will save a bit of time and a lot of frustration. It will need to be done for each document in which you encounter this issue, but once you’ve done it, that style information should stay with the document even if you send it to someone else.

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