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Can not use Arabic font in Adobe Indesign
Thread poster: john2006 (X)
john2006 (X)
john2006 (X)
Local time: 05:24
English to Arabic
Jul 14, 2006

Hello

I have installed Adobe Indesign and I could not use Arabic font although I installed it according to instructions.
How
I copied the font and paste it in the font folder that is in the folder of Indesign CS. This is according to instructions.
Letters appear like this: -
ي ع ت ب ر ع ل م ا ل ت ر ج م ة
Arabic font should appear like this: -
بعتبر علم الترجمة
That happens in the file that was sent to me from ... See more
Hello

I have installed Adobe Indesign and I could not use Arabic font although I installed it according to instructions.
How
I copied the font and paste it in the font folder that is in the folder of Indesign CS. This is according to instructions.
Letters appear like this: -
ي ع ت ب ر ع ل م ا ل ت ر ج م ة
Arabic font should appear like this: -
بعتبر علم الترجمة
That happens in the file that was sent to me from the company
But
when i open new file of INDD , then, arabic letters do not appear at all.
So, what is the problem?

Thanks ▲ Collapse
 
Lars Jelking
Lars Jelking  Identity Verified
Israel
Local time: 07:24
English to Swedish
+ ...
ME version. Jul 15, 2006

The standard (western) InDesign does not work with right-to-left languages. You must have the Meddle East version of Adobes applications to be able to write Arabic.
 
libhf
libhf
United States
Local time: 00:24
English to Arabic
+ ...
Are you prepared to spend more money? Jul 15, 2006

I use Adobe Indesign CS Middle Eastern Version for Windows. It is a hefty investment, believe me, but well worth it.



john2006 wrote:

Hello

I have installed Adobe Indesign and I could not use Arabic font although I installed it according to instructions.
How
I copied the font and paste it in the font folder that is in the folder of Indesign CS. This is according to instructions.
Letters appear like this: -
ي ع ت ب ر ع ل م ا ل ت ر ج م ة
Arabic font should appear like this: -
بعتبر علم الترجمة
That happens in the file that was sent to me from the company
But
when i open new file of INDD , then, arabic letters do not appear at all.
So, what is the problem?

Thanks


[Edited at 2006-07-15 16:27]
 
Paul Hirsh
Paul Hirsh  Identity Verified
France
Local time: 06:24
French to English
+ ...
I couldnt use it for Chinese either Jul 15, 2006

I couldnt use it for Chinese either, though my version is 1.5. does anyone know if they've sorted it out in version 2?
 


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