How to find Right-Left option in paragraph in task bar of Ms Word 2021

Hi, @Fawad Ahmad Ziarmal

The Right-to-Left and Left-to-Right paragraph buttons may not appear until a right-to-left authoring language is enabled in Word.

If you haven’t tried it yet, first, go to File > Options > Language. Under "Office authoring languages and proofing," check whether the language you need, such as Arabic or Hebrew, is listed. If not, select "Add a Language," add it, then restart Word. Microsoft confirms that the authoring language controls text direction and layout.

After restarting, check Home > Paragraph again.

If the buttons are still missing, to help narrow down the issue:

1. Which language are you trying to type in?
2. What languages are currently listed under File > Options > Language > Office authoring languages and proofing?

Click "Add comment" to let me know.

Thanks!

First, a small correction that clears up the search. The buttons are not on the taskbar. They sit in the Paragraph group on the Home tab in Word. They only appear there after a right to left language is enabled. Go to File, then Options, then Language. Under Office authoring languages and proofing, add the language you need, such as Arabic or Hebrew. Highlight it and set it as preferred. Then restart Word and look in the Paragraph group again. If the language is already enabled and the buttons are still missing, check two things. One, that the language is set as preferred, not just added. Two, that you restarted Word after adding it. Word 2021 works the same way here. The buttons do not need a separate Word 2021 setting. If you want the command always in reach, add it to the Quick Access Toolbar from File, then Options, then Quick Access Toolbar, using All Commands. That toolbar can sit below the ribbon if you prefer.

This answer was prepared with help from Muse.

Microsoft reference: Using right to left languages in Office: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/using-right-to-left-languages-in-office-17d8a34d-36d6-49ad-b765-257cb7cd22e2

You can add the Right to Left command to the Quick Access Toolbar, if that helps.

In Word, click File > Options > Quick Access Toolbar. Select "All Commands" in the Choose commands from drop down. Locate Right to Left and click the Add button.

By default, the Quick Access Toolbar is shown in Word's title bar, but you can choose to display it below the ribbon instead. There is a check box for that in the dialog box (see the screen shot below).

P.S. The web version of Word may show these commands permanently, regardless of the installed language support. You will have to display the classic ribbon (the simplified ribbon does not show the commands for left-to-right and right-to-left text direction).