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Replacing regular digits with Arabic ones
Hi,
I've typed a Word 2007 document in Arabic with regular digits (i.e. years, quantities, etc). Now I want to replace the regular digits and numbers with Arabic ones. Is there a fast and automatic method of doing that, or should I just type all the dates and quantities all over again? Thanks Yaniv |
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Replacing regular digits with Arabic ones
It sounds like it _should_ just be a font change (though Unicode does
put the digits of each different script into ten cells within each range, so perhaps not), but if worst comes to worst, you can just do Find/Replace ten times (or Graham will gladly write you a macro that will do it for you -- and will take longer to type and debug than to just do it ten times). On Sep 1, 1:59*pm, Jan wrote: Hi, I've typed a Word 2007 document in Arabic with regular digits (i.e. years, quantities, etc). Now I want to replace the regular digits and numbers with Arabic ones. Is there a fast and automatic method of doing that, or should I just type all the dates and quantities all over again? Thanks Yaniv |
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(or Graham will gladly write you a macro that will do it for you -- and will take longer to type and debug than to just do it ten times). There speaks someone who does not appreciate the benefits of vba. And of course there are quite a few things the replace function cannot achieve without the help of vba. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org |
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On Sep 2, 12:44*am, "Graham Mayor" wrote:
grammatim wrote: (or Graham will gladly write you a macro that will do it for you -- and will take longer to type and debug than to just do it ten times). There speaks someone who does not appreciate the benefits of vba. And of course there are quite a few things the replace function cannot achieve without the help of vba. I.e., computer programming. You've provided macros for at least a few operations that are done more easily via the gui. |
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grammatim wrote:
On Sep 2, 12:44 am, "Graham Mayor" wrote: grammatim wrote: (or Graham will gladly write you a macro that will do it for you -- and will take longer to type and debug than to just do it ten times). There speaks someone who does not appreciate the benefits of vba. And of course there are quite a few things the replace function cannot achieve without the help of vba. I.e., computer programming. You've provided macros for at least a few operations that are done more easily via the gui. That's arguable and not the case if you need to use them repetitively - and in any case they are stimulating mental exercise. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org |
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Replacing regular digits with Arabic ones
Hi Yaniv,
I haven't tested all instances in Word 2007 where the setting in Office Button=Word Options=Advanced=Show Office Documents for choosing a Numeral format will affect already entered digits, but it does make a difference (along with the use of applied-to-text languages and keyboard choices) on new text. If, for example I have typed 12345 in a Word 2007 document with the U.S. English default of 'Arabic', and I then select that text in the document, then change that option to 'Hindi' it will change the display of the digits in the document. You might want to check to see what result you get. ================ "Jan" wrote in message ... Hi, I've typed a Word 2007 document in Arabic with regular digits (i.e. years, quantities, etc). Now I want to replace the regular digits and numbers with Arabic ones. Is there a fast and automatic method of doing that, or should I just type all the dates and quantities all over again? Thanks Yaniv -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* |
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Replacing regular digits with Arabic ones
Hi,
Thanks for all your help. In the meantime I've managed to find the answer in this Saudi forum: http://www.muslm.net/vb/showthread.php?t=291591 The instructions are in English. It's similar to what you've written. Yaniv "Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote: Hi Yaniv, I haven't tested all instances in Word 2007 where the setting in Office Button=Word Options=Advanced=Show Office Documents for choosing a Numeral format will affect already entered digits, but it does make a difference (along with the use of applied-to-text languages and keyboard choices) on new text. If, for example I have typed 12345 in a Word 2007 document with the U.S. English default of 'Arabic', and I then select that text in the document, then change that option to 'Hindi' it will change the display of the digits in the document. You might want to check to see what result you get. ================ "Jan" wrote in message ... Hi, I've typed a Word 2007 document in Arabic with regular digits (i.e. years, quantities, etc). Now I want to replace the regular digits and numbers with Arabic ones. Is there a fast and automatic method of doing that, or should I just type all the dates and quantities all over again? Thanks Yaniv -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* |
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