Apple Macintosh Arabic Language Kit - Manual (Page 4)

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Introduction
About this manual
This manual explains how to install your Arabic Language Kit. You will
also learn how to designate which of your application programs
should be opened in Arabic, and how to use the control panels and
menus that the language kit adds to your system software.
Here is how to use this manual:
1. Decide which parts of the Arabic Language Kit you
want to install.
You can install Arabic and Persian. Follow the instructions in
Chapter 2 of this manual to install Arabic or Persian.
2. Display Arabic file and folder names correctly.
Follow the instructions in Chapter 2 of this manual to adjust
the Views control panel so that you can read Arabic filenames.
3. Display Arabic menus correctly in your Arabic
application programs.
Most Arabic application programs display Arabic correctly after
you install the Arabic Language Kit. Follow the instructions in
Chapter 1
Chapter 3 of this manual to designate either Arabic or Persian
as the language for your Arabic-script program.
4. To find out more about the Arabic language support
you have installed, read Chapter 4 of this manual.
Chapter 4 explains how to use the new Keyboards menu, and
how to set your Text, Keyboard, and Arabic/Persian Setting
control panels to customize your computer’s Arabic-script
capabilities. It also displays the keyboard layouts provided
with the language kit.
About the Arabic Language Kit
The Arabic Language Kit contains all the software you need to
work in Arabic or Persian on your computer. You can use your
computer’s Arabic-script capabilities in two ways:
m If you have a Macintosh application program that has been
localized for use in Arabic, the menus, dialog boxes, help
messages, and other elements will be displayed in Arabic.
m You can enter English, Arabic, and Persian in a single
document, using any Arabic or non-Arabic application
program that takes advantage of WorldScript I. (Check with
the program’s manufacturer if you’re not sure your program is
fully compatible with WorldScript I.)