Fonts, scripts, and language support

Translation Utility’s ability to correctly display or enter text in different languages is affected by these factors:

▪availability of fonts with the necessary script formats

▪availability of necessary installed languages

▪specification of appropriate keyboard languages and input locales.

Because Translation Utility cannot control these attributes of your operating system, you may encounter the following problems:

▪Some languages appear as garbled text or non-alphabetic symbols. Changing the font or the language script for the font (the Script drop-down list in the Font dialog box) may correct this problem.

▪Text is displayed correctly when you open an .mdd file, but any text you enter is not displayed correctly. You may need to add the appropriate keyboard language/input locale in your operating system. If you already have the appropriate keyboard settings, you may simply need to switch the current language/input locale. The Windows default setting to switch input locales is left Alt+Shift (the Alt key on the left side of the keyboard). By default, an icon that indicates the current input locale is displayed on the taskbar.

Installing new fonts typically requires access to a disk or drive containing additional fonts. Adding languages and input locales may require access to the operating system installation media. See the Help system for your operating system for information on how to install additional languages.