ARABIC on WORD. Any ideas?

salam respected brothers/sisters,

Can anyone tell me how i can use Arabic with Word. I am able to get the arabic script, but have no luck when i try to enlarge it or change fonts etc.

Am just a layperson, so any ideas would be much appreciated!

Wassallam

1. Start Menu > Settings > Control Panel
2. Double click Regional and Language Options
3. Select middle tab: Languages
4. Under Supplemental language support, tick "Install files for complex script and right-to-left language (first option)
5. Click OK

If you need a more visual instruction, including screenshots, click HERE.

For Arabic keyboard stickers, just click the shahly@ebay link in the signature below.

Fee amaanillah

Wassalaam

Jazakallah khayr for the above suggestions

I HAVE managed to get the arabic script, but no luck in enlarging or changing fonts. Any further ideas?

wassallam

I assume you've got the arabic script either through the 'character map' or an internet keyboard, in which case Microsoft Word does not fully recognise it like a normal font... well, not as far as I know

The solutions suggested above will actually install the arabic font onto your computer, thus enabling Microsoft Word to treat the characters just like any other font ... so that you can increase the font size, reduce it, make it bold, apply a shadow etc.

I know the procedure might seem long-winded, but it really is worth the result.

Fee amaanillah
Wassalaam

no i ididnt get it from any other source. Have only tried it through word. i DID go through the whole of the baove procedure again aswell.

Hmmmmmmmmm.......

will try fiddling again

Jazakallah

Wassallam