Adobe Indesign ME

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April 24, 2021
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Greetings,

I have been trying to launch a Word file with "Arabic" text into Adobe Indesign but it doesn't support it; is there is a way to make Indesign supports Arabic text (Like ME version)?

With thanks,

Jarrah

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Correct answer Zaid Al Hilali

Thanks so much; I will

Once your InDesign is removed from your system, follow the below steps to re-install the Middle Eastern copy of InDesign.

Open Adobe CC desktop application, click on the account button on the top-right corner then choose "Preferences"

In the Preferences window, click on the "Apps" in the left pane, to allow you to choose the language: English يدعم العربية

Click Done, and now you may install a fresh InDesign with full Arabic support.

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Eugene Tyson

Community Expert

You can download the ME version via the Creative Cloud App.

Click the 3 dots beside InDesign and choose Other Versions

Select the Language from the screen that pops up.

And you can install the ME version of InDesign.

https://helpx.adobe.com/ie/indesign/kb/access-install-hebrew-arabic-indesign-illustrator-CC.html

jarraha57510274Author

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Thanx Eugene for your kind reply,

The languages presented to choose from in the "language" section in the versions bar do not contain Arabic language (ME) version. I checked that before I send the thread here.

I did as the instructions in the link you sent; I changed the language to English-Arabic support in the preferences. I re-installed InDesign which should be an ME version now; the version I downloaded does not contain the (ME) sign or the (MENA) sign at the entery label. Inside Indesign, again the Arabic font is not supported as I tried to upload a Word file with anArabic text.

It seems Adobe-Cloud didn't make ME version in the Cloud botuqie, although Adobe Indesign ME is being sold here in Kuwait as a separate version!

Thanks for your reply

Jarrah Al-Tubaikh (MD)

Zaid Al Hilali

Community Expert

Marhaba Mr. Zaid,

Nice to meet you Sir.

Thanks for your prompt reply; my brother just solved this problem in an unconventional way; after launching the Indesign version that supports Arabic, we uploaded an Arabic text font, it was compsed on a separated letters, then he went to "Type > Paragraph", and he chose from the right-sided list (Adobe World-Ready Single Line Composer), then the text linked together into a readable text! I didn't know how he knew this, but it worked!

As for the (ME Type Tool) that you are showing, it is not appearing in the Indesign type tools; I downloaded the 15.1 version.

The version of InDesign you have there doesn't support Arabic fully. If you were going to put together a right-to-let booklet, report, or a long article, you would be better off removing the existing copy of InDesign by going to the InDesign folder in your applications/programs dierctory, and there you will see the "Uninstall Adobe InDesign", launch it, then choose "Remove" InDesign Preferences when prompted.