What's new for Arabic in Microsoft® Office Systems 2003
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Create professional marketing communications pieces using design tools, improved e-mail support, and Web authoring and posting features in-house with Microsoft Office Publisher 2003. Publisher 2003 takes desktop publishing to a new level and helps ensure that your documents look their best.

1. Introduction.
2. New Master Design Sets and more publication types.
3. Layout and graphics enhancements.
• Multiple master pages.
• Enhanced paragraph formatting.
• Improved Graphics Manager
4. New Mail and Catalog Merge Wizard.
• Add multiple records to a single page.
5. Easier Web site creation.
• Easy Web Site Builder
• New Web site wizards.
• Multiple navigation bars.
• Maintain and update your Web site quickly and easily.
6. New E-Mail wizard.
• New E-Mail wizards.
7. Workspace enhancements.
8. Research task pane.
9. Microsoft Office Online.
10. Conclusion.

Keeping in touch with customers is essential to staying in business; creating communications materials quickly and efficiently, in-house, makes it easier. Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 is the publishing and marketing materials solution for business. With Publisher 2003, it's easier than ever to create, design, and publish professional marketing and communications, in Arabic Language.

New Master Design Sets and more publication types

Microsoft Office Arabic Publisher 2003 now offers an expanded selection of Arabic publication designs and Arabic publication types to help you create polished, professional-looking publications for print, Web, and e-mail distribution.

Figure 1: The New Publications Task Pane 

New Master Design Sets
With the addition of 10 new Arabic Master Design Sets, you can now select from a total of 45 Arabic professionally-designed Master Design Sets when creating your Arabic publications.

Figure 2: The New Master Design Sets

New publication types
You can now create a wider variety of Arabic publications in publisher. Find below some of the new or improvement publication types:

• Enhanced greeting cards and invitation cards
• CD/DVD labels
• Personal Stationery Sets
• More Web site wizards
• E-mail publications
  
  

Figure 3: The New Publications Types

Layout and graphics enhancements

Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 has enhanced layout and graphics features to give you better control over how you design your Arabic publication.

Multiple master pages
Create several background pages (With Arabic Names, containing Diacritics and Kashida) that you can apply to your publication pages.

Figure 4: Multiple Arabic Master Pages

To create a master Page

1. On the View menu, click Master Page
2. In the Edit Master Pages task pane, click New Master Page
3. In the New Master Page dialog box, do any of the following:
• In the Page ID (1 character) box, type a single-character identifier for your new master page.
• In the Description box, type a brief Arabic description of your new master page containing Diacritics, Kashida or Alef Hamza
  Note: only 40 characters will display in the Edit Master Pages task pane.
• If you want your new master page to be a two-page spread, select Two-page master

Note: This option is not available if you are working on a Web publication.

4. Click OK

To Edit a master page

1. On the View menu, click Master Page
2. In the Edit Master Pages task pane, click the arrow next to the master page you want to edit, and then click Edit
3. Edit the page as desired
4. To see the updated publication pages, click View publication pages, and then navigate to a page to which the master page is applied.

To Delete a master page

Every publication has one master page by default and must always have at least one master page. As long as you have more than one master page, you can delete any master page you want. If you delete a master page that is used by any publication pages, Publisher 2003 will apply in its place the first master page listed in the Edit Master Pages task pane.

1. On the View menu, click Master Page
2. In the Edit Master Pages task pane, click the arrow next to the master page you want to edit, and then click Delete
3. In the alert box, click Yes

Enhanced paragraph formatting
let you precisely define the relationship between one paragraph and the paragraphs that precede or follow it.

The set alignment for Kashida feature is only available if the Arabic is enabled.

1. On the Format menu, click Paragraph, and then click the Kashida tab.
2. In the Alignment box, click Kashida
3. Move the slider to adjust the ratio of white space to Kashida
4. Click OK

Figure 5: Kashida Text Formatting

Improved Graphics Manager
You can now quickly and easily view and sort a list of the graphics used in your publication whether they have Arabic Names using Kashida or Diacritics or Not. You can also use the Graphics Manager to fix problems withlinked pictures and to view detailed information for all of your graphics.

To check status for all pictures in your publication

1. On the Tools menu, click Graphics Manager
2. Under Display options, in the Sort by list, click Status

Note: Graphics Manager does not display AutoShapes, pictures used as fills in AutoShapes, WordArt, Border Art, or pattern fills.

Figure 6: The Graphic Manager

New Mail and Catalog Merge Wizard

The New Mail and Catalog Merge Wizard is there to allows you to use information that is stored in a data source, such as a spreadsheet, table, or database, to create a wide range of publications.

Add multiple records to a single page
You can use Publisher's newcatalog merge feature to merge multiple records from an Arabic data source into a single publication that displays one or more records per page.

Figure 7: Mail and Catalog Merge

To create a catalog merge

Step 1: Select a merge type

1. On the Tools menu, point to Mail and Catalog Merge, and then click Mail and Catalog Merge Wizard.
2. In the Mail and Catalog Merge task pane, under Select a merge type, click Catalog Merge.
3. Click Next: Select data source

Step 2: Select data source

1. In the Mail and Catalog Merge task pane (Step 2: Select data source). Click Browse.
2. In the Select Data Source dialog box, click the data source you want to use.
3. Click Open
4. In the Catalog Records dialog box, select the records you want to include.

Step 3: Create your catalog merge template

1. To move or resize the catalog merge area
• Click the Catalog Merge Area to select it.
• Position the mouse pointer over one of the handles on the  Catalog Merge Area, and then drag the mouse.
2. To Insert merge fields into the catalog merge area
• In the Mail and Catalog Merge task pane (Step 3: Create your catalog merge template), point to the field that you want to insert, click arrow on the right, and then click Insert as Text or Insert as Picture.
3. Repeat Step 2 until you have inserted all of the fields that you want from your data source.
4. Arrange the text boxes or pictures frames containing the merge fields in the Catalog Merge Area.
5. Click Next: Preview

Step 4: Preview your catalog merge template

1. In the Mail and Catalog Merge task pane (Step 4: Preview your catalog merge template), do one of the following:
   • To preview entries in order, click navigation buttons    to see what other entries will look like in your publication.
   • To find and preview a specific entry in your data source, click Find a record, and then enter the search criteria in the Find Entry dialog box
2. If necessary, make changes to your record list. Do one of the following:
• To exclude a particular record from the merge, click Exclude this record.
• To change the list of records, click Edit record list, and then make your changes in the Catalog Records dialog box.
3. After you have completed your catalog merge template and you have inserted all the merge fields into the Catalog Merge Area, click Save As on the File Menu, type a name for your catalog merge template in the File name box, and then click Save
4. Click Next: complete the merge

Step 5: Complete the merge

1. In the Mail and Catalog Merge task pane (Step 5: Complete the merge) do one of the following:

Create a new publication with the merged pages

• Under Merge, click Create new publication.
• In your new publication, click Save as on the file menu. Type a name for your new publication in the File name box, and then click Save

Add the merged pages to an existing publication

• Under Merge, click Add to existing publication.
• In the Open Publication dialog box, locate the publication to which you want to add the merged pages, and then click Open
• In the existing publication, click Save on the File menu to save your updates.
2. If necessary, save any changes that you made to your catalog merge template. You can use this catalog merge template again to create additional merged pages whenever you update the information in your data source.

Merge pictures

Figure 8: Picture Merged

Insert merge fields for pictures into a mail merge publication or a catalog merge publication

1. If it is not already, open your mail merge publication.
2. On the Tools menu, point to Mail and Catalog Merge, and then click Insert Field.
3. In your mail merge publication, click where you want to insert the merge field for a picture.
4. In the Mail and Catalog Merge task pane, in the list box under Create your publication, point to the field that you want to insert, click the arrow on the right, and then click Insert as Picture.

Figure 9: Insert as Picture to a Catalog merge or Mail merge publication

Easier Web site creation

Publisher provides new and enhanced features for creating, editing, publishing, and updating Web sites.

Easy Web Site Builder
You can specify your goals for your Arabic Web site to Create an Arabic Web site based on your goals. Publisher will build a customized Web site that contains the page types that are appropriate to your specific needs.

1. On the File menu, click New
2. In the New Publication task pane, click Web Sites and E-mail, and then click Web Sites.
3. Click Easy Web Site Builder, choose one of the designs.

Figure 10: The Easy Web Site Builder Wizard 

New Web site wizards
You can Quickly create a polished, professional Web site by starting with one of Publisher's new Web site wizards to have your own Designed Arabic Web Page.

1. On the File menu, click New
2. In the New Publication task pane, click Web Sites and E-mail, and then click Web Sites
3. Do one of the following:

• To create a custom web site based on your site goals, click Easy Web Site Builder.
• To create a Web site that includes a Home page, an About Us page, and a Contact Us page, click 3-Page Web Site.
• To create a Web site that features product sales pages, click Product Sales.
• To create a Web site that features professional services pages, click Professional Services.

4.  In the right pane, click the publication design that you want.

You can also create and customize your Web site by selecting Web pages from an extensive list of new and enhanced Arabic Web page types.

Figure 11: Web Sites Types

Multiple navigation bars
You can easily add and edit an RTL (Right To Left Aligned) navigation bars in Publisher. The Navigation bars are available only if you are working on a Web publication. You can add, remove, reorder, change Arabic or English links on a navigation bar, or change the design or button style of a navigation bar. Publisher also allows you to add secondary navigation bars to a Web site to create a navigation structure for your site.

Create a new navigation bar

1. On the Insert menu, Point to Navigation Bar, and then click New.
2. In the Design Gallery dialog box, on the Objects by Category tab, click the Navigation bar design that you want.
3. Click Insert Object.
4. In the Create New Navigation Bar dialog box, type a name for the navigation bar in the Name box.
5. Under Insert Options, do one of the following:
• To insert the navigation bar on each of the existing pages of your publication, click Insert on every page.
• To insert the navigation bar on only the current page, click Insert on this page only.
6. Under Automatic update, do one of the following:
• To update the navigation bar with links to all of the existing pages in the publication that are set to be linked to new navigation bars, select the check box Update this navigation bar with links to existing pages in this publication, and then click OK.
• To specify which pages should be linked on the navigation bar, clear the check box Update this navigation bar with links to existing pages in this publication, and then specify which pages you want to link in the Navigation Bar properties dialog box

Add, remove, change, or reorder links on a navigation bar

1.   Select the navigation to which you want to add links.
2. On the Format menu, click Navigation Bar Properties, and then click the General tab.

• To Add Link do the following:
  • In the Format menu, click Navigation Bar Properties

  • In the Navigation Bar Properties dialog box, Click Add Link

  • In the Add Link dialog box, under Link to, click Place in this document.

  • Under Select a place in this document, click the page that you want to link to the navigation bar.

  • In the Text to display box, type the text that you want to appear on the navigation bar, and then click OK

  • In the Navigation Bar Properties dialog box, click OK

• To Remove links from the navigation bar
  • Under Links, click the link that you want to remove from the navigation bar.

  • Click Remove Link.

  • Click OK

• Change a link on the navigation bar
  • Under Links, click the link that you want to change, and then click Modify Link

• Reorder links on the navigation bar
  • Under Links, click the link that you want to move, and then click either Move Up or Move Down to move the link.

Figure 12: Arabic Multiple Navigation Bars

Maintain and update your Web site quickly and easily
Publisher's Incremental publish to the Web feature speeds up the process of updating your published Arabic Web site. When you make changes to your Web site, you do not need to republish the entire Web site. Instead, Publisher will publish only those files that you have changed.(Note: Changes should be made by Microsoft Office Publisher from the Original .Pub File)

New E-Mail wizard

New E-Mail wizards
Use any of the six Arabic e-mail publication layout options and 45 Arabic master design sets in Publisher to create and send e-mail publications.

To create and send a publication in e-mail

1. On the File menu, click New
2. Under New from a Design, click Web Sites and E-mail.
3. Under Web Sites and E-mail, click E-mail
4. Under E-mail, click the type of publication you want.
5. Replace text and pictures in the publication with your own information.
6. On the File menu, point to Send E-mail, and then click the command you want.

Figure 13: E-mail Publication Types

Enhanced compatibility
You can send your Arabic publications as e-mail messages using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 and Outlook Express. Publisher e-mail publications now have enhanced compatibility, allowing recipients to read them in HTML-enabled mail clients such as Hotmail, and Yahoo, as well as the current version of Outlook.

E-Mail Preview
You can also preview your Arabic publication before you send it as an e-mail message. When you preview your e-mail publication using E-Mail Preview, you view the publication in your current Web browser.This allows you to see what your Arabic e-mail publication will look like when it is viewed by the e-mail recipient.

To preview your page follow these steps

1. On the File menu, point to Send E-mail, and then click E-mail Preview.

Workspace enhancements

This new feature makes it quick and easy for you to complete common tasks in the Publisher workspace.

Improved getting started
As soon as you open Publisher, you can quickly create a publication by choosing from one of the following categories in the New Publication task pane. You can also easily open an existing publication or a Template.

Easier to work with pages
The new Page Sorter makes it easy to rearrange the Arabic pages in your Arabic publication. Use the page sorter to drag and drop pages from one location to another, or to quickly go to a specific page in your publication. You can also use the page sorter to insert, rename, duplicate, or apply Arabic master pages, or to quickly delete a page.

Improved Find and Replace
Publisher now makes finding and replacing Arabic text in your publication much easier. Use the new Find and Replace task pane to search for Arabic text matching Diacritics, Kashida and Alef Hamza across multiple text boxes, multiple stories, or an entire publication.

Research task pane 

This service allows users to search through various reference sources while working on a publication. The available reference sources range from dictionaries and encyclopedias to vertical databases. All search functions associated with the Research and Reference Service will be done using a new task pane, the Research task pane.

The Research task pane have the Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Translation all as research services available.

You can use bilingual dictionaries to look up Arabic words and Arabic short phrases in the dictionary, or you can obtain a basic translation of Arabic words, or phrases and vice-versa.

1. On the Tools menu, click Research.
2. In the Search for list, select Translation.
3. To change the languages used for translation, in the Research task pane, under Translation, select the languages you want to translate from and to. For example, to translate English to Arabic, click English (U.S.) in the From list and Arabic in the To list and vice-versa.

Microsoft Office Online

Microsoft Office Online is better integrated in all Microsoft Office programs so that you can take full advantage of what the site has to offer while you work. You can visit Microsoft Office Online directly from within your Web browser or use the links provided in various task panes and menus in your Office program to access articles, tips, clip art, templates, online training, downloads, and services to enhance how you work with Office programs. The site is updated regularly with new content based on direct feedback and specific requests from you and others who use Office.

Conclusion

Easy start, Fast finish – Getting started is easier than ever with the New Publication Task Pane. Publisher includes designs for newsletters, brochures, Web sites, business cards, postcards, greeting cards, media labels, and more all are available in Arabic Language, and Supports Kashida, Diacritics, and Grammar Checking.

For more information:

Default Office 2003 Web Site:

http://office.microsoft.com
http://www.microsoft.com/middleeast/arabic/office