Go to Preferences > Type > Middle Eastern . Check: "Show Middle Eastern Options" and "Use 'New' Paragraph Composer."
Adobe Creative Cloud costs between $20–$50 USD per month. For a small print shop in Cairo, Riyadh, or Dubai, paying monthly for five workstations becomes prohibitively expensive. A "new" CS6 ME license (still available through authorized resellers as of 2025) is a one-time payment. adobe illustratorcs6me middle east version new
Support for automatic or manual "Kashida" insertion, which adds decorative elongation to Arabic characters for better justification. Go to Preferences > Type > Middle Eastern
One of the most persistent headaches for Middle Eastern designers was justifying Arabic text. In standard software, justifying text creates awkward gaps between words. The CS6 ME version utilized the "Justification Alternates" feature, which could stretch the letters themselves (using the Tatweel or Kashida) rather than relying solely on word spacing. This resulted in visually pleasing text blocks that adhered to the aesthetic traditions of Arabic calligraphy, elevating the professional standard of print and digital media in the region. A "new" CS6 ME license (still available through