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InDesign keeps pasting as Arabic Language Dictionary

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February 26, 2024
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I am reopening this discussing as the one by @rickburress on Apr 30, 2018 is closed. And the problem still occurs, even after re-installing InDesign (19.0) on a complete new macBook (OS 14.1.2)! See video. When I copy a textbox with Dutch text and paste it into a new document the language suddenly flips to Arabic. I do'nt have Arabic installed! Also the text alligns to right with "international adobe composer alinea"!? It seems to happen with documents made with a previous version of InDesign. Not with new made documents. But hé, I have got loads of those versions. I just want to copy texts. Saving the 'older' document to an ixml file and re-openinng them does not help.

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Jackhammer1

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exactly the same issue as described above, does anyone please have a solution to this, have tried everything but every single time pasting into a new document when pasting from an open doc is the same - Arabic right to left and language as Arabic.

really super frustrating... !

Abhishek Rao

Community Manager

Hi @Jackhammer1,

I completely understand how frustrating this issue must be, especially when you’ve tried everything!

Could you please try two things? First, when pasting the text, use the option to "paste without formatting" (Edit > Paste Without Formatting) to see if that resolves the problem. Alternatively, create a "new paragraph style" that matches your desired text formatting (left-to-right) and apply it to the pasted text.

If this doesn’t help, could you also share a screen recording showing the steps you’re following? It will help us get a clearer understanding of the issue.

Thanks for your patience, and we’ll figure this out together!

Best,
Abhishek

Eric Dumas

Community Expert

Also, check your Preferences before you open or create any file.

Launch InDesign
InDesign Menu
Preferences
Check the language, unit, left-to-right,.... any options that you want to set as default for any new file you create.

Erik Vos - Het LabAuthor

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Thanks @Eric Dumas, but that is the same for both documents (source and destination). They are even made with the same preferences.

Eric Dumas

Community Expert

To remove the 'issue from the source' possibility.

Can you copy your text, paste it in NotePad (Win) or TextEdit (Mac) to remove any formatting and options.

Then copy the 'cleaned' text and paste it in InDesign. If you still get the same issue, it is located in InDesign then.

Olivier Beltrami

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@Erik Vos - Het Lab

I had this problem a while back and thought that I was going crazy. The problem is due to the "right-to-left" binding option that is a sticky option when creating new documents. The binding can also be changed after a document is created using the File -> Document Setup menu sequence.

Erik Vos - Het LabAuthor

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Thanks @Olivier Beltrami but that is not the case. Both documents (source and destination) have the same binding options.

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