FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

About Programs supporting Middle Eastern languages

Q. Can I use LinguaWin to process right to left languages?

A. No. LinguaWin is strictly for foreign languages written from left to right and it does not work with Windows with Arabic or Farsi support.

Q. What do I need to process Arabic?

A. One solution is to have MS Windows with Arabic support as well as MS Office with Arabic support. These national versions of Windows and Office are quite capable of supporting Arabic as well as English.

The second solution is to install an Arabic word processor such as Universal Word Middle East or International versions. These applications work in any version of Windows and not necessary the national versions.

Q. Can I use MS Office with Arabic support with the European version of Windows?

A. No.

Q. Can I use European versions of MS Office with the Arabic version of Windows?

A. Some applications may work but you will not be able to process Arabic properly inside any of these applications.



Last updated May 1998.