how can i change type direction?

I found this in an old thread - hope it is helpful...

To generally work with right to left typing, CC:

1) Uninstall the existing version of Adobe Illustrator from your system;

2) Go to the Creative cloud desktop application & click on the settings;

3) click on Preferences;

4) Make sure that under the apps tab, you have the “Language” Set to “English [desired RTL language]”.

5) Close the Preferences window. You will get an option to install the Application in the Apps tab;

6) Click on Install;

7) Now, you should have the application installed on the system;

8) Launch Illustrator CC 2015. Create a new document & switch to the typography workspace;

9) Select text alignment “Right to left” (Paragraph Panel);

10) Double click on the paragraph style & under the “Basic Character Formats” select font family as “Adobe hebrew”. You can also specify Font Style & other options here.

11) Under “Indents & Spacing” tab, select “Right” for alignment;

12) Under “Advanced Character Formats” Select “[desired RTL language]” under “Language”

13) Now select the [desired LTR language] keyboard & start typing in Illustrator. It should work.

You may also see this:

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/arabic-hebrew.html