Change table direction

The feature described in this Help topic is only available if support for right-to-left languages is enabled through Microsoft Office Language Settings.

In addition, to enable the right-to-left features in Microsoft Access, you must be running a 32-bit Microsoft Windows operating system that has right-to-left support - for example, Microsoft Windows 2000.

Change individual table direction

In table Design view

Open a table in Design view.
On the Table Design toolbar, click Properties .
Click the Orientation property.
Do one of the following:
- For a right-to-left direction, click Right-to-Left.
- For a left-to-right direction, click Left-to-Right.

In table Datasheet view

Open a table in Datasheet view.
Click anywhere in the text field.
On the Format menu, click Datasheet.
In the Direction option box, do one of the following:
- For a right-to-left direction, click Right-to-Left.
- For a left-to-right direction, click Left-to-Right.

Change the default direction for new tables

On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the International tab.
In the Default Direction option group, do one of the following:
- Click Left-To-Right to have new objects displayed in a direction familiar to left-to-right users.
- Click Right-To-Left to have new objects displayed in a direction familiar to right-to-left users.