OFFXP: Arial Unicode Font Is Not Available in Office Setup (290303)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office XP Professional
  • Microsoft Office XP Small Business
  • Microsoft Office XP Standard
  • Microsoft Office XP Students and Teachers
  • Microsoft Office XP Developer
  • Microsoft Access 2002
  • Microsoft Excel 2002
  • Microsoft FrontPage 2002
  • Microsoft Outlook 2002
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
  • Microsoft Word 2002
This article was previously published under Q290303
For a Microsoft Office 2000 version of this article, see 248648.

SYMPTOMS

When you install Microsoft Office XP, the Universal Font (Arial Unicode MS) installation option may not be available.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when you are running a bi-directional version of Microsoft Windows 98.

MORE INFORMATION

When you install Office XP on a computer that is running bi-directional Windows 98, the following occur:
  • Office XP updates the installer.
  • Office XP updates the Core System and Data Access components.
  • Fonts that are available for installation under the International Support components of Office XP are as follows:
    • Armenian and Georgian
    • Hindi
    • Syriac
    • Japanese
    • Tamil
    • Korean
    • Traditional Chinese
    • Simplified Chinese
No listing is available for Universal (Arial Unicode MS) under any of the Office XP components.

For more information about multilingual and international support, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type multiple languages in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:2/16/2006
Keywords:kbBidi kbprb KB290303
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