{"id":636,"date":"2016-12-05T22:29:23","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T22:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/software.sil.org\/arabicfonts\/?page_id=636"},"modified":"2024-10-02T15:05:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T15:05:34","slug":"right-to-left-scripts-in-microsoft-office","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/arabicfonts\/right-to-left-scripts-in-microsoft-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Right-to-left scripts in Microsoft Office"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h2>\n

This template provides helpful hints on use of right-to-left (RTL) scripts in Microsoft Word along with some macros designed to deal with various RTL-related issues. Included are general instructions for getting RTL scripts to work, known bugs and weaknesses, how Word handles Arabic digits, and some macros to work around digit display problems.<\/p>\n

Although written primarily for users of Arabic Based Scripts (ABS), users of other RTL scripts such as Hebrew will find the material helpful.<\/p>\n

System requirements<\/h2>\n

This template requires Microsoft Word 2000 or later for Windows. These macros do not work on Word 97 for Windows or, as far as we know, on Word for the Macintosh.<\/p>\n

Installation and use<\/h2>\n

The macros and documentation are supplied in a single a Word template file packaged in a .ZIP archive. After unpacking the archive, the easiest way to use the template is to copy it into the Office Startup folder. Any template that is located in the Office Startup folder is treated as a Word \u201cadd-in\u201d, and macros and toolbars in such a template are always available, just as those in the Normal template.<\/p>\n

In modern installations the folder is typically %appdata%\\Microsoft\\Word\\STARTUP. In older installations the path to this folder might be something like C:\\Windows\\Application Data\\Microsoft\\Word\\Startup or C:\\Documents and Settings\Application Data\\Microsoft\\Word\\Startup.<\/p>\n

One easy way to effect this kind of install, and always get it into the correct folder, is to:<\/p>\n