Step one is to turn on Arabic language support within Apple’s OS X operating system. So we’ve put together this quick guide for getting the most out of your Mac within an Arabic environment.Įnabling Arabic Language Support on the Mac Using Arabic on Mac is more difficult than on a Windows PC but it’s not impossible. If you’re like me, you can join this Facebook group calling on Microsoft to offer Arabic support in future versions of Office for Mac. The problem is that Microsoft Office for Mac is not built to work with right-to-left languages like Arabic, Farsi, and so on.Īnd since most workplaces use Office as the standard software package, it is difficult (but not totally impossible) to use Office for Mac as an Arabic language word processor.įirst off, let’s stop for a minute and reflect on how outrageous it is that Microsoft has not included this critical function in Office for Mac, the standard “work” software used around the world. The issue is not that Apple doesn’t support Arabic language (it does). And while I love my new Macbook Air, there are some pretty significant barriers to working with Arabic text on a Mac. More and more of our clients are now using Apple computers.
