Hebrew language and Mac OS X

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Hebrew language and Mac OS X

I run Mac Os X 10.3.9. Does anyone know if this OS has Hebrew in it?
If it does how do I activate it? How do I use it?
In a much older Mac I used to have the Mac Hebrew language Kit installed. Apple does not have that anymore but somebody told me it's in the OS X.
Is that so?
Any help would be appreciated.

Posted on Sep 15, 2005 12:43 PM

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Answer 1

Tom Gewecke

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Sep 15, 2005 2:07 PM in response to Christian Joffson

Go to system preferences/international/input menu and check the box for Hebrew, plus the box for "show input menu in finder," then select Hebrew in the "flag" menu at the top right of the finder, and type. AppleWorks and MS Office cannot do Hebrew -- use TextEdit, Mellel, Nisus Writer Express, AbiWord, or NeoOffice/J. Mellel is probably best.

Also go to system preferences/international/languages and add Hebrew to the list using the Edit button.

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Answer 2

Sep 15, 2005 6:44 PM in response to Tom Gewecke

Are you sure MS Office can't do hebrew? B/C It can on XP..no problem. and given OS X's native ability to display hebrew characters, I would be rather surprised if it couldnt.
*trys it*
I just tried...I can paste hebrew into a blank document. I don't know if you can type in hebrew though...I didnt feel like setting my computer up for that right now.

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Answer 3

Sep 15, 2005 7:36 PM in response to Tom Gewecke

Many, many thanks. I did what you said and I have Hebrew! Amazing. There is so much more to OS X then most people realize.
I have a serial connection keyboard. From my Performa. It has both Hebrew and English on it. If I get a USB adapter for it and hook it up to my PowerBook, will it work do you think? Will I be able to type in Hebrew?
And where would I get the Mellel application you mention? It's probably not a free download, is it?
I appreciate you taking the time to assist.
Christian Joffson.

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Tom Gewecke

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Sep 15, 2005 7:45 PM in response to Christian Joffson

If I get a USB adapter for it and hook it up to my PowerBook, will it work do you think? Will I be able to type in Hebrew?

I don't know. If it does work, it will work for all languages available in the OS.

And where would I get the Mellel application you mention?

As with all the others, just search with Google. Mellel has a free trial.

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Answer 5

Tom Gewecke

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Sep 15, 2005 7:47 PM in response to Drew Hoffman

I didnt feel like setting my computer up for that right now.

When you do, come back and let us know whether Office meets your needs for working in Hebrew.

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Answer 6

Sep 15, 2005 7:51 PM in response to Tom Gewecke

I don't have Office. I will try and see if it works. Many thanks again.

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Answer 7

Sep 20, 2005 3:04 AM in response to Christian Joffson

Thanks guys; I was just scratching my head about this one and it works in TextEdit, pity it does not in Appleworks.

Has anyone tried in the new wordprocessor apple are flogging (in case I have to do anything more complicated than TextEdit will do, which is fortunately very rare)?

Nice to see you are still going strong Tom!!

Chris

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Answer 8

Tom Gewecke

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Sep 20, 2005 4:26 AM in response to Chris Morton

Has anyone tried in the new wordprocessor apple are flogging

If you mean Pages (part of iWork), it has very limited ability to handle Hebrew via copy/paste. Input/editing is full of bugs.

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