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Subject:Re: Word 2000 Creating Arabic Template - Help From:"Mark L. Levinson" <nosnivel -at- netvision -dot- net -dot- il> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Sat, 25 Jan 2003 18:43:18 +0200
Claire writes:
> I need to create a template into which I can place and format translated
> text. I can't believe that it is as simple as adding Arabic fonts to the
> styles in an existing template for the corresponding English document.
I don't know. Look at Format -> Paragraph ->Indents and Spacing.
Do you have a radio button for "Direction: Right-to-left / Left-to-right"?
If so, presumably you're equipped to handle a right-to-left language like
Arabic. See also Page Setup -> Layout, where there should be a "Section
direction" radio button; and look for a drop-down menu of languages next
to your font size in the Formatting toolbar. If you don't have those,
then I assume you're not set up for Arabic and your formatting won't
work right. I say this not because I've ever worked in Arabic but
because I'm set up to work in Hebrew and I believe that Word/Windows
treats the two languages similarly.
Do you know Arabic, or are you working with someone who does? If not,
there's a risk to all but the simplest formatting because you may
inadvertently turn a widow into a headline or something.
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