Microsoft KB Archive/269413

= WD2000: Arabic Text Characters Are Not Joined in Word Views =

Article ID: 269413

Article Last Modified on 11/25/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q269413



SYMPTOMS
Arabic text characters may not be joined properly. There may be a smaller or larger white space between the characters in all Word views, including print preview. However, when you print the document, the Arabic characters are joined correctly.



CAUSE
This is a display-only problem that occurs when Arabic kashida justification is applied to the text.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, change the Word compatibility options to turn on the Use printer metrics to lay out document option. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 2) On the Compatibility tab, click to select the Use printer metrics to lay out document option, and then click OK.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a).

To obtain SR-1/SR-1a, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

245025 OFF2000: How to Obtain and Install Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a)



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Word 2000. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a.



MORE INFORMATION
Kashida justification is a paragraph property that causes the horizontal strokes of certain characters to be lengthened to achieve justification. To format a paragraph of text with kashida justification, follow these steps:
 * 1) Select the paragraph of text that you want to be justified as kashida.
 * 2) On the Format menu, click Paragraph.
 * 3) On the Indents and Spacing tab, change the Alignment box to the degree of kashida justification that you want (for example, click to select Justify Low, Justify Middle, or Justify High).

NOTE: Kashida justification is only available when Arabic language support for Office 2000 is turned on (enabled).

How to Turn On Arabic Language Support in Office 2000

 * 1) Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Office Tools, and then click Microsoft Office Language Settings.
 * 2) On the Enabled Languages tab, click to select Arabic (listed in the Show controls and enable editing for box), and then click OK.
 * 3) You are prompted for the preferred language for Access and Excel. Select the language that you want, and then click OK.

IMPORTANT NOTE: To type in Arabic in a Word document, your Microsoft Windows version must be Arabic activated. For example, you must have Microsoft Windows 2000 with Arabic language support, Arabic-enabled Windows NT 4.0, Arabic-enabled Windows 95, or Arabic-enabled Windows 98. In the Arabic-enabled versions of Microsoft Windows, Arabic language support is automatically turned on (activated). However, in Microsoft Windows 2000, you must turn on Arabic language support.

How to Turn On Arabic Language Support in Microsoft Windows 2000

 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) Double-click Regional Options.
 * 3) In the Language settings for the system box, click to select Arabic, and then click OK.

