Lack of Arabic language option in Creative Cloud Desktop App

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May 6, 2020
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I initially had an issue changing the orientation of Arabic text (I have already changed it to Middle Eastern & South Asian Single-Line Composer) on my Illustrator 2020 because it doesn't have a paragraph direction selection option in the paragraph panel. Some Arabic typefaces present well, whilst others will have correct orientation (text direction), but the letters won't connect. I found a community post from earlier this year that suggests re-installing Illustrator 2020 with a language setting change to "English يدعم العربية":https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator/illustrator-cc-2020-arabic-text-direction/td-p/10938334?page=1

I tried to implement this, but found no option to change to any kind of Arabic on the Creative Cloud desktop app - it simply doesn't exist. The specs on illustrator says "English and 18 more" under languages, but not one of them is Arabic, or العربية, let alone "English يدعم العربية".

How can I solve this problem? Is there an add-on I need to download that enables Arabic as a language setting option? Any advice is greatly appreciated.

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Correct answer Zaid Al Hilali

Your screenshot is from the web, while we were directing you to change the language from the Adobe CC desktop application.

Kindly go to this link, download Adobe CC application (shown here in the red box), and follow our instructions above.

Can you tell us what is your Adobe subscription consist of, is it for all apps or for individual application?

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joan34259543vdru

Participant

Im having an issue with arabic support on all my apps in the creative cloud.

I followed the instructions below I changed the language setting from my Adobe CC desktop application.

I chose English with Arabic support.

Then i uninstalled and re-installed the softwares.

Yet When i explore more language options of the software, I still do not see arabic!

Please help.

Anshul_Saini

Community Manager

Hello @joan34259543vdru,

I understand that you're facing issues with Arabic support across your Creative Cloud apps. It's important to note that not all Adobe apps have full support for Arabic, and the availability of language options may vary. You can check under the available language version section for individual apps on their respective system requirements helpx articles (https://adobe.ly/47VUiVW).

To ensure proper Arabic support, you might want to consider installing the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) version of Illustrator, which includes full right-to-left language support and Arabic features. You can find more information and download instructions in the following link: Install Hebrew and Arabic versions of InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.

Also, ensure that you uninstall the apps that have already been installed before installing the Arabic version.

If you encounter any further challenges or have additional questions, please feel free to ask. I'm here to assist you.

Best,
Anshul Saini

Zaid Al Hilali

Community Expert

Arabic support is very well available for Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and to some extent few other applications. Check this recent post for Illustrator

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yousifshakirAuthor

Participating Frequently

I don't have a cog in the top right toolbar to access preferences and change the language. I've looked everywhere, and tried everything. I've even tried looking at changing the operating language (at the bottom), and Arabic doesn't exist.