Internationalization and localization

Language availability

Adobe InCopy is available in the following languages: Arabic (Middle Eastern version), Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew (Middle Eastern version), Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, and Ukrainian.

Adobe InCopy Middle Eastern versions are available from WinSoft International, Adobe Systems’ Internationalization and localization partner.

Specific features for Arabic and Hebrew languages

The Middle Eastern versions are specifically developed for Arabic and Hebrew languages.

Text settings

InCopy Middle Eastern versions come with special settings for laying out Arabic or Hebrew text, such as:

Possibility to use Arabic, Persian or Hindi digits Use kashidas for letter spacing and full justification Ligature option Set vowels /diacritics positioning Justify text in three possible ways to get the results you want (Standard, Arabic, Naskh) Option to "Insert Special Character": three Hebrew characters (Geresh, Gershayim, Magaf) and an Arabic one (Kashida) Apply standard, Arabic or Hebrew styles for page, paragraph and footnote numbering Bi-directional text flow

In InCopy Middle Eastern versions, the notion of right-to-left behaviour applies to several objects: Story, Paragraph, Character and Table. You can easily mix Right-to-Left and Left-to-Right Words, Paragraphs and Stories in a document.

Dictionary and hyphenation module

InCopy Middle Eastern versions come with a comprehensive dictionary for Arabic allowing you to spell check Arabic text with a choice of rules, like Strict Aleef Hamza, Strict Final Yaa, both or none. Depending on your system capabilities, InCopy comes with a Dictionary and Hyphenation Module for Hebrew.

Enhanced font support

InCopy Middle Eastern versions support most fonts shipped with the OS as well as a large number of third party fonts widely used by graphic designers in the Middle Eastern regions.

Find/change

You can search for and change specific occurrences of Middle Eastern characters, words, groups of words, or text formatted a certain way across a selection, one or more stories, a document, or multiple open documents. You can also search for other items, including OpenType attributes such as fractions and swashes.

Importing and exporting

InCopy Middle Eastern versions bring the capability of opening directly and converting QuarkXPress files, even using Arabic XT, Arabic Phonyx or Hebrew QXPressWay fonts, retaining the layout and content. InCopy Middle Eastern versions come with more than 50 import/export filters enabling you to place many kinds of images and Roman texts: Microsoft Word 97-98-2000 Import filter and Text Import filter. The Middle Eastern versions are also available for Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Creative Suite (Design Standard, Design Premium, Web Premium).