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Are you having trouble viewing pages in Arabic, Chinese, Gujarati or Turkish? A special font -- Microsoft's Arial Unicode -- can help. All of the following products have the font:

  • Microsoft Office XP
  • Microsoft Word 2002
  • Other Microsoft products: Access 2000, Excel 2000, FrontPage 2000, Office 2000 Premium, Outlook 2000, PowerPoint 2000, Publisher 2000 and Word 2000

How do I install the Arial Unicode MS font?

The Arial Unicode MS font is installed as part of the Microsoft Office Setup and is part of the International Support features. To install the Arial Unicode MS font, follow these steps:

  1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. NOTE: In Microsoft Windows XP, click Start and then click Control Panel.
  2. In Control Panel, click Add/Remove Programs.
  3. Do one of the following.
    • In Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0:

      On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Microsoft Office XP (or Microsoft Word 2002), and then click Add/Remove. -or-

    • In Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP:

      Click Change or Remove Programs, click Microsoft Office XP (or Microsoft Word 2002), and then click Change.
  4. In the Features to install window, click Next.
  5. Click to expand Office Shared Features.
  6. Click to expand International Support.
  7. Click the icon next to Universal Font, and then click Run all from My computer on the shortcut menu.
  8. Click Update to complete the installation of the Universal Font (Arial Unicode MS) to your computer.