Specify how numbers and dates appear in right-to-left documents

When you enable the right-to-left features in Word, you can use these numbering formats: Arabic Alphabet and Abjad Hawaz, and Hebrew Alphabet and Biblical.

1. On the Insert menu, click Page Numbers, and then click Format.
2. Click the arrow to the right of the Number format box, and choose one of the right-to-left formats.

1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Complex Scripts tab.
2. In the Numeral box, select the option you want.

The feature or some of the options described in this Help topic are only available if support for Hebrew is enabled through Microsoft Office Language Settings.

1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Complex Scripts tab.
2. Under General, select the Add double quote for Hebrew alphabet numbering check box.

The direction of a numbered list follows the paragraph direction.

• On the Formatting toolbar, click Right-to-Left .

When you use Microsoft Word with right-to-left languages enabled, you can choose from up to three calendar types: Western, Arabic Hijri, and Hebrew Lunar.

1. On the Insert menu, click Date and Time.
2. In the Language box, select the right-to-left language you want for month names.
3. In the Calendar type box, select one of the right-to-left calendar types.

Other options for Arabic only

1. Click Options in the Date and Time dialog box.
2. In the Numeral list, select a numeral shaping style.
3. In the Month names list, select an option for displaying Arabic month names in a Western calendar.