Left Arrow Interactive Buttons in InDesign CS5.5 Backwards type

Does anyone have a solution to the backwards type that appears in all left or previous page arrows in the InDesign Interactive Button Section?
Is this a glitch in the software. It seems the left buttons were created by flopping the right arrows...thus the backwards type. I try to flop the type...but the whole button flips.
Any work-arounds to this?
Thanks.

Are you talking about buttons from Sample Buttons library panel? You probably have tried to insert some text to graphic frame that creates the button´s appearance? I don´t know if that´s a good idea....
How about converting button to object, adding text, groupping object+text and converting group to button again... and re-creating the action?
Or another possible way would be write the text to it´s own separate frame outside of the button, put it to correct place onto the button and then drag it into the button´s Normal/RollOver states with Layers panel or use Cut/Paste Into commands.

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