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Trados Studio: Export for Bilingual Review with a right-to-left target language creates a file with reversed order for numbers or other words

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Article TypeSolution Article
Scope/EnvironmentTrados Studio
Symptoms/Context
You're exporting a file with a right-to-left (RTL) target language (Arabic, Hebrew, etc.) for bilingual review. When checking the file in Microsoft Word you see that some words are not in the expected place.
Resolution
This can be addressed in Microsoft Word by changing the run of the RTL column:
  1. Add LTR run and RTL run buttons to the quick access toolbar in Word
    WordCommands
  2. Select the target language column
  3. Click RTL run
The text should show in the correct order now.
Root Cause
This is a defect in Studio reported with ID CRQ-8217.
Reference
https://www.biosciencewriters.com/Fixing-right-to-left-text-in-Microsoft-Word.aspx
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