Expert: Huma Riaz - 5/17/2005

Question
As-salaam-o-alaikum,

I need to add urdu titles to my wedding album. Hence I need to know how to create URDU images in photoshop. Your help would really be great.

Thanks,
Syed Zakir

Answer
You cannot create Urdu text in Photoshop, but in MS word, check the symbols palette in word (Font should be Arial) you will see the complete list of Urdu alphabets at the end of the scroll.
(Insert>Symbol)

Do the following after that.

1. Create Urdu words word out of those characters in MS word,
2. Print your screen (Print Screen SysRq button on keyboard.). you can also choose a larger font so that it would look clear in Photoshop
3. Open Photoshop, and paste the clipboard content in a new page
4. Cut the desired text out of the whole page (don't forget to change the file format in BMP before pasting)
5. Paste in your images as required.


If you still have some confusion and want to probe further, feel free to ask

Huma Riaz
Location: Karachi-Pakistan