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>Subject: RE: #7531 Arabic with Windows 2000 vs. XP
>Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 13:15:34 -0700

Do you have the localized version of Windows 2000 or the global version?
There is a MultiLanguage add-on available for Windows 2000. See
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/DrIntl/faqs/win2k.mspx. Information about
the use of Arabic in Windows 2000 is available at
http://www.microsoft.com/middleeast/Arabicdev/IE6/wPapers.asp. There is a
Windows Arabic (101) keyboard that is activated when you switch to Arabic in
the Windows Regional Options.
Start\Programs\Accessories\Accessibility\On-Screen Keyboard.

Gregory Menke, Ph.D.
Faculty Development
Defense Language Institute
Monterey, CA

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Colleagues,

I have a faculty member who would like to be able to use Arabic in Word
for a pc running Windows 2000.  She wants to be able to type in Arabic
using an on-screen keyboard display where she chooses characters on
screen with the mouse.  Is she better off sticking with Windows 2000 or
should she upgrade to Windows XP?  Also, if anyone has an
recommendations on keyboards/font systems to download for this, please
let me know.

Thanks, Donnie
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Donnie Sendelbach, Ph.D.
Director of the Humanities Computer
Lab/Lecturer in Russian
108a Main Hall (formerly 109a)
Lawrence University
Appleton, WI 54911
(920) 832-7250
fax (920) 832-6944