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I have windows 10 v 21H1and a compliant mouse. Recently, when I am inputting into a reply field (ie. an address field) the words I type are displayed in reverse order (types from right to left)?? I can correct it by typing the words backwards, and the input is accepted, BUT how and why does it do this?
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Aha! This is another example of how we can unwittingly type a keyboard combination and change things without knowing it.
You likely did this by unwittingly pressing CTRL + right SHIFT. To switch back to typing from left to right, press CTRL + left SHIFT.
Another way to fix this is to go to Start menu > Settings app > Time and Language > Language > Keyboard and make sure the correct input method is chosen.
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Hi Les,
My name is Igor, I have 12 Microsoft MVP awards. It's a pleasure for me to help others and I'll do all my best to help you. I'm sorry you have a problems.
Seems due to some temporary fault there were right-to-left language settings applied to this field. E.g. Arabic.
Could be. The settings seem OK so I'll go for the inadvertent typo. Let you know. Grrrr
Not sure. It is random and so far I ave not recorded where and when. I'll check and get back when have some hard facts. Thanks. Les.
Does this problem still occur? Is the problem some site related or some app related?
