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Basheer5EAD
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July 17, 2021
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I type digits in English and they display in Arabic

  • July 17, 2021
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i type digits in english but they show in arabic , why ? 

i even uncheck hindi digits from language 

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    Correct answer Zaid Al Hilali

    Change Preferences settings as follows, let me know if this helps…

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    ale21279
    ale21279
    Participant
    June 1, 2026

    Thank you so much! That was driving me crazy. This worked

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    Richard33604693itvb
    Participant
    November 14, 2023

    Hello,

     

    I am having the same problem. I have tried everything any numbers I type comeout in Arabic. Please help.

      Zaid Al Hilali
      Community Expert
      Zaid Al HilaliCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      November 14, 2023

      Change Preferences settings as follows, let me know if this helps…

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        Richard33604693itvb
        Participant
        November 14, 2023

        Hi Zaid,

         

        Thanks very much that has worked. 

        Much appreciated Richard

          Amal.
          Amal.
          Legend
          July 19, 2021

          Hi Basheer

           

          Hope you are doing well and sorry to hear that. As described the digits appear in Arabic but you type in English.

           

          Is this a behavior with a particular PDF file or with all the PDFs? Please try with a different PDF file and check.

           

          What is the workflow/steps you are doing? Please share the screenshot or a small video recording for a better understanding of the issue.

           

          What is the version of the Adobe Acrobat DC you are using? To check the version go to Help > About Acrobat and make sure you have the application updated to the latest version 21.05.20058. Go to Help > Check for Updates and reboot the computer once.

           

          Also go to Edit (Win), Adobe Acrobat (Mac) > Preferences > Language > Set Application language to English > Click OK and reboot the application.

           

          Regards

          Amal

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            Basheer5EADAuthor
            Participant
            July 25, 2021

            the issued has been solved by changing the digits standard from windows settings , thank you 

             

            but i have another issue when edit any sentence containing digits and text Example i have this text in pdf "

            when i edit and add 3 to w.o 003 to become 0033 , the text direction change to this 

             

            Zaid Al Hilali
            Community Expert
            Zaid Al HilaliCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            July 26, 2021

            Salam Basheer,

            You know that PDF is not the right place to edit text, I mean it is not a word processor, I advise the users to always go back to the original file and do the changes there then generate a fresh PDF.

             

            Having said that, with limited changes and edits such as in your situation. Did you try to change Text Alignment in the format panel on the right?

            You may also need to visit Acrobat's Language Preferences to see some Middle Eastern options to see what is the settings for " Main paragraph direction" drop menu.

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