That is the term used for Arabic script and right-to-left (RTL) languages. Checkmark Enabled for Complex text layout (CTL). To change the default setting make sure that no document is open. Under “Libre Office” in the menu go to Preferences.Ģ In the Preferences panel go to Languages. But first you need to:ġ Step one: Open LibreOffice. LibreOffice can open your “.doc” documents and you can save your documents in Microsoft Word format as well.
#Microsoft word for mac enable right to left language how to
Why the world’s most popular text editor still does not support Arabic (one of the world’s major scripts) after about 30 years is still a question to me but I am not going to write about that in this post. Here I am going to show you how to activate Arabic script on LibreOfice and how to use it to to type in Arabic-script-based languages (Arabic, Persian, Urdu, etc.) or to open/save Arabic-script files in Microsoft Word format (“.doc”).
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If you are a Mac user who works with Arabic/Persian script you might know that Microsoft Word does not render Arabic script correctly on Mac. But what makes me write about it here is LibreOffice’s support for right-to-left Arabic-script-based languages and such as Arabic and Persian.
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Its clean interface design and its free updates make superior to other open-source Word imitations such as OpenOffice and NeoOffice.
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Among all the open source replications of Microsoft Word LibreOffice might be the best.