How can I get Microsoft Word 2003 to go left-to-right by default

Whenever I open MSWord 2003, the direction is right-to-left. It becomes very annoying to reset paragraphs back to left-to-right every time. How can I fix this?

I tried deleting C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates\Normal.dot, to no avail.

Is there a configuration setting?

I have Windows XP with English as the primary language but Hebrew enabled as well

Answer

You need to change the input language in the control panel -> Time, Language, and Regional Options.

Here is an article on how to do so.

Hope this helps.