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Raissa1570
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March 25, 2017
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I can not write by arabic language in photoshop. The letters are not connected to each other.

  • March 25, 2017
  • 3 replies
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Hi,

First, I am a student and I am using mac book air.

Second, I am from United Arab Emirates and our first language is Arabic.

When I try to write in photoshop using arabic:

1. It types the word at the wrong direction (left to right). It should type it from the right side to the left.

2. The letters are not connected to each other. It types the letters as individual letters which is not the case at arabic language.

I have download many arabic fonts and tried them all but they all give me the same problem.

Since me and many students are suffering from this issue your help will be most appreciated.

Thank you so much.

    Correct answer quirky_Glow157F
    1. Edit > Preferences > Type (Windows) or Photoshop > Preferences > Type (Mac OS) > Middle Eastern and South Asian
    2. Click OK, and Restart Photoshop.

    3. Type > Language Options > Middle Eastern Features.

    4. Paragraph > Right-to-Left Character Direction button should now be visible.

    More details on Kashidas and Ligatures are here: Arabic and Hebrew type in Photoshop

    Best Regards,

    3 replies

    Participant
    November 21, 2017

    i choose middle eastern ans south asian and i click ok.then i go to typr- language- middle eastern option is idle i cannot choose this option kindly tell me how to enable

    Zaid Al Hilali
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    March 25, 2017

    Marhaba Raissa,

    Please follow above steps as detailed by servitor​ and Photoshop will behave well with Arabic text

    My post here in fact is to ask about your school/university, can I know which one is it? And how come teachers couldn't help you out with this basic, yet important step?

    Participating Frequently
    April 15, 2017

    I tried these options above but it doesn't exist in Indesign.

    I am not sure how to fix this

    Zaid Al Hilali
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    April 16, 2017

    If the Paragraph direction and other Middle Eastern features doesn't exist in your InDesign, it is very likely that you don't have the Middle Eastern copy, or you have a quite old InDesign. Kindly provide further information so we can assist you.

    quirky_Glow157FCorrect answer
    Participating Frequently
    March 25, 2017
    1. Edit > Preferences > Type (Windows) or Photoshop > Preferences > Type (Mac OS) > Middle Eastern and South Asian
    2. Click OK, and Restart Photoshop.

    3. Type > Language Options > Middle Eastern Features.

    4. Paragraph > Right-to-Left Character Direction button should now be visible.

    More details on Kashidas and Ligatures are here: Arabic and Hebrew type in Photoshop

    Best Regards,