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MS Word Formatting Issue

Anonymous
2025-03-24T00:06:14+00:00

Hello there, I hope you are doing well, the reason for me contacting you is because I have faced problem during creating the table of content, during doing so I have found that the list of figure, and list of table, the heading, sub-headings etc... are listed from the right to left, so the text starts from the right to left, while the page numbering are on the left, I have tried to search online and to resolve the issue by myself but i have failed to do so, i really need your assistance in this since I'm working on my University Thesis and I'm having a deadline very soon.

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  1. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2025-03-24T10:31:40+00:00

    If you send me a copy of the document, referencing this thread in the covering email message, I will investigate the issue.

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  2. Stefan Blom 342.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2025-03-24T10:34:58+00:00

    You should be able to change the text direction for the table of contents.

    Since Doug has offered to take a look, I recommend that you accept his offer.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-03-24T03:53:52+00:00

    Dear JASIM AHMED JASIM ALATEYA,

    Good day! Thank you for posting to Microsoft Community. We are happy to help you.

    To help you better, we would like to collect more detailed information you're experiencing for further investigation:

    1. Would you please share some screenshots of the issue encountering with us?
    2. Are you using Word web app in browser or Word desktop app on Mac or Windows?
    3. Will the same issue occur if you create a new file and test?
    4. Have others in your organization experienced the same issue?
    5. Additionally, if using Word client app, it would be helpful if you could share more details about your Word. For Mac: Please navigate to Word > About Word and take a screenshot. For your reference: What version of Office am I using? - Microsoft Support For Windows: To do this, please navigate to Word App > File > Account and provide a screenshot as shown below: Image

    We appreciate your kind patience and understanding that sometimes the initial reply may not address the concern immediatelyor there may have some misunderstanding about your scenario.

    Thank you for your time and cooperation. We look forward to hearing from you and wish you a wonderful day ahead. Stay safe!

    Sincerely，

    Sophia | Microsoft Community Moderator

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