WD: Word For Macintosh Does Not Support WorldScript

 Last reviewed: February 2, 1998
Article ID: Q94884
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
  • Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

Microsoft Word does not support Apple's WorldScript technology.

WorldScript makes it possible for one version of an application to work with multiple language systems (for example, English, Japanese, or Arabic). This technology can be used as a localization tool for many applications. However, WorldScript does not address certain aspects of text such as line layout, printing double-byte characters, or right-to-left text flow. Because these are important aspects of a word processor, the performance- level of Microsoft Word would be reduced if it were used with WorldScript.

Microsoft believes that localizing our products is the best way to provide the best possible product to our foreign markets.

NOTE: Localization is the term used to refer to the process of adapting an application to a foreign language such that it is optimized for that language.

Localized versions of Microsoft Word for the Macintosh are currently available in the following languages: 

   Australian
   British/UK
   Danish
   Dutch
   Finnish
   French
   Canadian
   German
   Greek
   Italian
   Norwegian
   Portuguese
   Spanish
   Swedish
   Turkish
To locate your subsidiary, see the Microsoft World Wide Offices Web site at: 

   http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.htm

Additional query words: macword macword world script
macword5 Australia England Ireland Scotland Finland Norway Nordic Sweden
Denmark Greece Italy Portugal Spain Mexico Turkey Chinese Hebrew KanjiTalk
ChineseTalk Polish Spa in Poland Spanish Italian French-Canadian Japanese
Keywords : kb3rdparty
Version : MACINTOSH:3.0,3.01,3.02,4.0,5.0,5.10,6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a,98
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbinfo

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Last reviewed: February 2, 1998
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