Arabic Language Kit: Description and Specifications

The Arabic Language Kit allows users to display, input, edit and print Arabic or Persian documents on their Mac OS computer. The software is intended for educators and students, multinational businesses, and bilingual home users.

The following article contains a description of the Arabic Language Kit and lists its hardware and software requirement specifications.
Overview

Apple's Arabic Language Kit is the easiest, most affordable way to add Arabic and Persian text to your documents.

After the simple installation process, you can switch effortlessly between the computer's main language and Arabic or Persian. The kit lets you enter, edit, and print Arabic and Persian text, and mix either language with left-to-right languages in the same document, even in the same sentence. The kit comes with a selection of keyboard layouts optimized for both native speakers and students, accompanied by transparent labels for customizing your keyboard.

The Arabic Language Kit can be used with most Mac OS�?compatible applications that support right-to-left text entry (including multilingual applications), or that have been localized for Arabic or Persian. The kit works with the built-in multilingual capabilities of the Mac OS, so you can copy and paste or drag and drop text between applications. And you can work with documents created by colleagues in the Arab world who use the Arabic or Persian version of the Mac OS.

The kit includes a selection of Apple TrueType fonts to ensure high-quality on-screen and printed characters at any size. These fonts incorporate exciting new typographic features based on Apple's QuickDraw GX technology. Most of the kit's fonts are also provided in PostScript versions.

The Arabic Language Kit is part of a family of Apple language solutions, which offer an affordable way to internationalize your Macintosh system. You can install as many different Apple Language Kits as you need on a single computer. Apple's other multilingual products include the Chinese Language Kit, the Chinese Dictation Kit, the Cyrillic Language Kit, the Hebrew Language Kit, the Japanese Language Kit, and others.

Technical Specifications

Usage Requirements                       
System Software Requirements
Macintosh System 7.1 or later (System 7.5 or later required to take advantage of QuickDraw GX features)

Included fonts
Arabic fontsPersian fonts                       
Compatible applications
The Arabic Language Kit is based on Apple's WorldScript I technology, and is compatible with applications that take advantage of WorldScript I. The applications listed below are multilingual and/or Arabic-localized products that have been tested with this kit; check with the software publisher for compatibility information on other applications.                        
Applications that support QuickDraw GX technology and the Arabic Language Kit include:                       
Features
Versatile multilingual capabilities                       
High-quality fonts                       
Note: QuickDraw GX font features require System 7.5 or later, QuickDraw GX software, and a QuickDraw GX compatible application.
                     
Ease of use
Compatibility
Ordering Information
Arabic Language Kit
Order No. M4454Z/A
Published Date: Feb 20, 2012