About bidirectional properties of the user interface
The options that appear in dialog boxes and other elements of the Access user interface do not have properties that can be set. Although you cannot change their property settings, they do have bidirectional characteristics. Access assigns the following values:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| KeyboardLanguage | System |
| TextAlign | General |
| ReadingOrder | Context |
| ScrollBarAlign | System |
| NumeralShapes | System |
If the control contains no text, reading order is determined by the keyboard language when the control is entered: Right-to-left if the keyboard language is a right-to-left language, and left-to-right if otherwise. Initial alignment and insertion point position are determined by the General alignment setting.
Note CTRL+LEFT SHIFT and CTRL+RIGHT SHIFT keyboard sequences used to change keyboard language, reading order, and alignment in other bidirectional applications will temporarily change reading order and alignment.