Re: How can I get Word to show Arabic script?
From: Fredrik Wahlgren (fredrik.p.wahlgren_at_mailbox.swipnet.se)
Date: 10/25/04
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Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 00:50:08 +0200
"Corentin Cras-Méneur" <korventeen@NoSpam.mvps.org> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 11:36:01 -0500, Sohrob wrote
> (in article <e5d1ff9c.0410250836.5b34cfde@posting.google.com>):
>
> > Hi, I need to be able to read Arabic documents in Microsoft Word. I
> > know it's possible, because my friends can do it. I opened/enabled
> > the Arabic font Geeza in Font Book, but it only shows up as blocks
> > when select or type in it in Word, and Arabic in documents does not
> > show up.
> I guess you have Office X. Office 2004 has problems with right-to-left,
but
> it should at least properly disply the characters.
> If you have MacOS X 10.3.x you shoudl try opening the document in
TextEdit. I
> know it supports Unicode (and I have no idea for right-to-left).
>
>
> > I believe it may have something to do with the symbols. Usually in
> > Word (I'm coming from PC land) you can choose all kinds of Greek,
> > latin, and Asian symbols, including Arabic script. But when I go to
> > insert symbol in Word I have only one page of symbols to choose from.
> > Is this a related phenomenon? Please help, I can't get my Arabic
> > homework.
>
>
> Greek for instance can be coded with the number of characters available on
> regular font sets. Arabic requires Unicode (which provides a lot lot more
> possibilities for character coding).
>
> Corentin
>
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It seems as if ms-word for mac doesn't support unicode as well as it ought
to. I think your best bet is the redlers word processor
http://www.redlers.com/ I don't use it myself but I hear it has much better
support for unicode
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