Catherine_Spinks7146

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Issues with Arabic text in InDesign

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
February 25, 2025
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I have an Arabic document to lay out in InDesign. I've set the language to Arabic, so it should automatically typeset the content from right to left. However, when I paste the text into the document, it is laid out left to right so it doesn't make sense.

Has anyone found a workaround for this bug?

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Correct answer Catherine_Spinks7146

Yep I've done all this and it works now.
- installed MENA version of InDesign

- set the paragraph to World Ready Composer

I do feel like there shouldn't be so many steps for language handling...

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@Catherine_Spinks7146

Only if you've installed MENA version - did you?

Catherine_Spinks7146AuthorCorrect answer

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Yep I've done all this and it works now.
- installed MENA version of InDesign

- set the paragraph to World Ready Composer

I do feel like there shouldn't be so many steps for language handling...

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You need to install the ME version
https://helpx.adobe.com/ie/indesign/kb/access-install-hebrew-arabic-indesign-illustrator-CC.html

And make sure you set the paragraph composer to World Ready Composer.