diff --git a/doc/basics.page b/doc/basics.page
index 18c4e38..83d325c 100644
--- a/doc/basics.page
+++ b/doc/basics.page
@@ -63,10 +63,14 @@ left-to-right and right-to-left based languages.</p>
 Algorithm (<a href="http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr9/">UAX #9</a>) and each text block
 has a &quot;base direction&quot; that controls the default layout order of text in that
 paragraph.</p>
-<p>Embedded control characters (as specifed by UAX #9) can be used to control
-bi-directional text formatting. Specifying the text direction of a text run
-through styles is currently not supported and embedded control characters
-must be used.</p>
+<p>The text direction of spans within the text block can be controlled using
+either:</p>
+<ul>
+<li>Embedded control characters (as specifed by UAX #9)</li>
+<li>By setting the text direction of style runs (See the <a href="./ref/Topten.RichTextKit.IStyle">IStyle</a>)</li>
+</ul>
+<p>When setting text direction property on style runs, the text is processed
+in the same manner as an &quot;isolating sequence&quot; as described in UAX #9.</p>
 <h2 id="utf-16-utf-32-code-points-and-clusters">UTF-16, UTF-32, Code Points and Clusters</h2>
 <p>Internally, RichTextKit works with UTF-32 encoded text.  Specifically it uses the
 <code>int</code> type to represent a character rather than the <code>char</code> type.</p>
diff --git a/docsrc/basics.md b/docsrc/basics.md
index d4a7b4a..3c5c9dc 100644
--- a/docsrc/basics.md
+++ b/docsrc/basics.md
@@ -98,11 +98,14 @@ Algorithm ([UAX #9](http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr9/)) and each text block
 has a "base direction" that controls the default layout order of text in that 
 paragraph.
 
-Embedded control characters (as specifed by UAX #9) can be used to control 
-bi-directional text formatting. Specifying the text direction of a text run 
-through styles is currently not supported and embedded control characters 
-must be used.
+The text direction of spans within the text block can be controlled using
+either:
 
+* Embedded control characters (as specifed by UAX #9)
+* By setting the text direction of style runs (See the [T:Topten.RichTextKit.IStyle])
+
+When setting text direction property on style runs, the text is processed
+in the same manner as an "isolating sequence" as described in UAX #9.
 
 ## UTF-16, UTF-32, Code Points and Clusters