diff --git a/components/email/ComposeEmail.tsx b/components/email/ComposeEmail.tsx
index 5eeca9bc..12fe16a0 100644
--- a/components/email/ComposeEmail.tsx
+++ b/components/email/ComposeEmail.tsx
@@ -266,29 +266,56 @@ export default function ComposeEmail(props: ComposeEmailAllProps) {
   // Handle editor input with improved support for direction
   const handleEditorInput = () => {
     if (editorRef.current) {
-      // Ensure text direction attributes are maintained
+      // Store the current selection/cursor position
+      const selection = window.getSelection();
+      const range = selection?.getRangeAt(0);
+      const offset = range?.startOffset || 0;
+      const container = range?.startContainer;
+      
+      // Maintain consistent direction attributes 
       editorRef.current.dir = isRTL ? 'rtl' : 'ltr';
       editorRef.current.style.textAlign = isRTL ? 'right' : 'left';
       editorRef.current.style.direction = isRTL ? 'rtl' : 'ltr';
       
-      // Capture innerHTML
+      // Capture the content
       setEmailContent(editorRef.current.innerHTML);
+      
+      // Try to restore the cursor position after React updates
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        try {
+          if (selection && range && container && editorRef.current && editorRef.current.contains(container)) {
+            const newRange = document.createRange();
+            newRange.setStart(container, offset);
+            newRange.collapse(true);
+            selection.removeAllRanges();
+            selection.addRange(newRange);
+          }
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.error('Error restoring cursor position:', e);
+        }
+      }, 0);
     }
   };
 
   // Toggle text direction for the entire editor
   const toggleTextDirection = () => {
-    // Toggle the RTL state
-    const newRTL = !isRTL;
-    setIsRTL(newRTL);
+    // Since we're only writing in English, we'll simplify this function to just use LTR
+    setIsRTL(false);
     
-    // Apply the direction to the editor content immediately
     if (editorRef.current) {
-      // Update the direction attributes correctly - this ensures proper text behavior
-      editorRef.current.dir = newRTL ? 'rtl' : 'ltr';
-      editorRef.current.style.textAlign = newRTL ? 'right' : 'left';
-      editorRef.current.style.direction = newRTL ? 'rtl' : 'ltr';
-      // Don't set unicodeBidi here which can cause text reversal problems
+      // Save current content
+      const content = editorRef.current.innerHTML;
+      
+      // Set to LTR mode only
+      editorRef.current.dir = 'ltr';
+      editorRef.current.style.textAlign = 'left';
+      editorRef.current.style.direction = 'ltr';
+      
+      // Update state
+      setEmailContent(editorRef.current.innerHTML);
+      
+      // Focus the editor again
+      editorRef.current.focus();
     }
   };