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Layout Options: registry value calendar direction and 1 moreUserHKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\calendar

Policy ID
L_LayoutOptions
Scope
User Configuration
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
Source
Microsoft 365 Apps / Office Administrative Templates (version 5568.1000)
Category
Microsoft Outlook 2016 › Outlook Options › Right-to-left

Registry

calendar direction

REG_DWORDUser
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\calendar Current key
Enabled value
Depends on the option value
Element
Set layout direction:
Options
ItemStored value
Left to Right0
Right to Left1
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\calendar]

; Options (use only one)
; Left to Right
"calendar direction"=dword:00000000
; Right to Left
"calendar direction"=dword:00000001
CMD
:: Options (use only one)

:: Left to Right
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\calendar" /v "calendar direction" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
:: Right to Left
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\calendar" /v "calendar direction" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\calendar' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Left to Right
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\calendar' -Name 'calendar direction' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
# Right to Left
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\calendar' -Name 'calendar direction' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null

text direction

REG_DWORDUser
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\calendar Current key
Enabled value
Depends on the option value
Element
Set global text direction:
Options
ItemStored value
Context-based0
Left to right1
Right-to-left2
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\calendar]

; Options (use only one)
; Context-based
"text direction"=dword:00000000
; Left to right
"text direction"=dword:00000001
; Right-to-left
"text direction"=dword:00000002
CMD
:: Options (use only one)

:: Context-based
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\calendar" /v "text direction" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
:: Left to right
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\calendar" /v "text direction" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Right-to-left
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\calendar" /v "text direction" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\calendar' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Context-based
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\calendar' -Name 'text direction' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
# Left to right
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\calendar' -Name 'text direction' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Right-to-left
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\calendar' -Name 'text direction' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null