LTR and RTL Paragraph Directions in Illustrator's Paragraph panel are Missing (27.7 version)

[Ludmila293500103nrr]

I'm having trouble using the Arabic language in AI.

This option doesn't appear in the newest versions of Illustrator. Looking for an answer I came across that people said to try the CC version. I can't install and oldest version of AI because the oldest version that it allows is Illustrator 26.0 which also doesn't appear the Paragraph Directions.

[Doug A Roberts]

What's your install language?

[Ludmila293500103nrr]

I have both languages installed (English and Arabic) so I can use the Options LTF but it doesn't appear. I also have the checkbox in Show Indic options

[Ludmila293500103nrr]

*I mean RTL

[Zaid Al Hilali]

The controls you're looking for is available in Adobe Illustrator CC since 2014, and still are.

The copy of Illustrator which you have is not the Middle Eastern version, to verify this, check if you have this Type tool "Right-To-Left Type tool", if it is not there, then you didn't install the Middle Eastern version.

[Zaid Al Hilali · Accepted solution]

You have two options to have the Middle Eastern (ME) version, the first option is to remove the existing non-ME version and then install the ME version.

The other option is to have multiple copies of Illustrator installed on your machine, one of which is the ME version.

1. From the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop menu, click on All Apps to view a list of installed Adobe applications
2. Click the three ellipses shown beside each installed application
3. Choose Uninstall to remove the non-Arabic application and remove Preferences when prompted
4. Once ALL existing applications have been uninstalled/removed successfully, click on the “Account” icon found on the top-right corner of the Creative Cloud desktop application and choose “Preferences”

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5. In the newly opened Preferences dialogue window, click on “Apps” on the left pane

6. Scroll down to the bottom of the window, from the “Default install Language” drop menu choose "English يدعم العربية" in order to have Arabic support in Adobe applications, then click the “Done” button.

Now you may proceed to install the ME applications.

Note. Only Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign are considered ME applications, while other Adobe applications will still have limited or no Arabic support.

[Ludmila293500103nrr]

Thank you! It worked. 

[Zaid Al Hilali]

You're welcome 🙂