Right-to-Left toggle in Paragraph panel has disappeared from InDesign 2022

[Gaby Mazal]

I have been using English/Arabic regional version of InDesign for a while now, specifically because it includes the LTR/RTL options. The Paragraph panel un until recently included the Right-to-left toggle, which allowed me to work in both RTL and LTR copy.

In version 17.1 of  InDesign 2022 it was there, however in version 17.2 it has disappeared. I had updated my version of InDesign, but, had to downgrade it in order to regain this crucial feature. 

Are there plans to return this this toggle? For those of us who work in multiple languages this is essential (even when working in Arabic, it is necessary).

[Zaid Al Hilali]

Marhaba Gaby. The Paragraph Direction buttons were never removed from InDesign, they're still there.

Make sure you have the correct language settings in your Adobe CC desktop application so that next time you update any Adobe software, the right update for your language preference will be downloaded.

[Gaby Mazal]

Shokran Zaid!

All my settings matched yours: the language settings (I've had it set that way for 2.5 years now) and the version, but, the toggle simply was not there on 17.2 for me and was there in 17.1.

However, this morning there was a new update, and I am now in 17.2.1 and the toggle is back.

I have no explanation whatsoever, as literally the only thing that changed was updating from 17.1 to 17.2, reverting back to 17.1 then this morning updating first to 17.2 and then 17.2.1 as soon as I got the notification that there was an update. 

Either way, it's back, yay! Thank you so much for taking the time of puttin together all the screenshots.

[Willi Adelberger]

If this disappeared, you have probably installed English with Hebrew support. 

Change in the CC App to English with Arabic Support,  install ID and IC again. After installing change back to your standard language and you have all needed tools.

[joygrafika]

this doesn't work for me at all. I installed the English - Arabic language InDesign and the paragraph direction tool is still missing. 

[sarahalagroobi]

I am also having issues, it disappeared on the 19.2 version, is there anyway to fix it?

[Anshul_Saini]

Hello @sarahalagroobi,

Thank you for reaching out. It seems like you are facing a text direction issue while typing Right to Left in InDesign. To resolve this, please follow these steps:

• Install the MENA version of Illustrator: Ensure you have the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) version of Illustrator installed. You can install additional language support in the Adobe Creative Cloud application.

• Select Right-to-Left (RTL) Direction: After installing the MENA version, open your InDesign document. In the Paragraph panel (you can find it in the Window menu), you will see a button that looks like a small arrow pointing to the right (text direction). Click on it to switch between left-to-right (LTR) and right-to-left (RTL) text direction.

By following these steps, you should be able to type Hebrew with the correct direction for numbers and symbols. If the issue persists, please let me know, and I'll be happy to assist you further.

Best,

Anshul Saini

[sarahalagroobi]

Hi Anshul, thank you for your suggestions, I tried that but it is still not appearing in the paragraph panel or the characters panel, followed the step accordingly and even restarted the programme. Is there something I am missing?

[Abhishek Rao]

Hello @sarahalagroobi,

I’m sorry to hear that the issue persists despite following the suggested steps.

Would you mind sharing a screenshot of creative cloud window showing which version of InDesign is installed?

We will look forward to your response. 

Thank you, 

Abhishek Rao

[Zaid Al Hilali]

Marhaba Sarah,

I'm sure that you have missed one step somewhere. I do suspect the following is affecting the process, when you remove/uninstall an application, the below dialogue window appears, just click the "Remove" button.

This way you guarantee that new installation will be a fresh one.