Writing in ALL Non-Western Fonts:
- Look at the Taskbar below, and find the button labeled "EN" with a keyboard Icon next to it
- Click the "EN" and a list will pop up.
- Select the language you wish to write in. (the letters "EN" will change depending on the language you select (i.e. "AR"=Arabic, JP=Japanese))
- Open Microsoft Word and type away!
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Writing in a Bi-Directional Font (i.e. Arabic, Hebrew, etc..:
- In the top-Right corner of the screen is an icon of an American flag, click it and a pop up menu will appear.
- Select the language you wish to write in.
- Open the program "NeoOffice" from the Finder below.
- When the program opens, be sure to click the Right-To-Left button next to the Alignment buttons.
- Type away!
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If the font you want is not in the list:
- Right-click the "EN", choose "Settings..."; an input dialog box will pop up.
- Click "Add...", select the language you want from the menu and click "Ok".
- After the little box closes click "Apply" then click "Ok".
- Click "EN" and find the language you just added, it should be at the bottom.
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Writing in Asian Languages:
- In the top-Right corner of the screen is an icon of an American flag, click it and a pop up menu will appear.
- Select the language you wish to write in.
- Open the "Macintosh HD"
- Open "Applications"
- Open the folder "Microsoft Office 2004"
- Open "Microsoft Word" Asian (or whichever Microsoft program you'd like).
- Type away!
*Note: The Microsoft Asian programs have Japanese characters associated with some of the commands, there is no way to change this. IT WILL NOT EFFECT YOUR DOCUMENT.* |