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Problems with the display of Arabic script?
If Arabic script is not displayed correctly when you open an Arabic document, this
usually indicates that your operating system does not have the required Arabic
fonts installed.
In Windows XP, you can resolve this by choosing “Install files for complex script
and right-to-left languages” in the “Regional and language options” of Windows’
control panel.
For other operating systems, please check its online help to find out if support for
Arabic script is available and how it can be installed.
Changing the text direction of paragraphs
When the Extended support for Arabic text option is enabled, you can change
the text direction of any given paragraph in your document whenever needed.
To do so, proceed as follows:
1. Invoke the Format > Paragraph command.
2. Switch to the Paragraph property sheet.
3. Under Text direction, activate the option Right to left to change the text
direction to right-to-left.
To set the text direction to left-to-right, deactivate the option.
Tipp: Using the keyboard
A much quicker way to change the text direction of a paragraph is provided with
the following keyboard shortcuts:
When you press (Ctrl) and the left Shift key (ª) simultaneously, the text
direction changes to left-to-right.
When you press (Ctrl) and the right Shift key (ª) simultaneously, the text
direction changes to right-to-left.
Note: On some systems (e.g. Ubuntu Linux), these keyboard shortcuts are reserved
for other functions. In this case, you can alternatively use the keyboard shortcuts
(Ctrl)(Shiftª)(A) (for left-to-right) and (Ctrl)(Shiftª)(D) (for right-to-left).
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