Translate a Word document to Urdu without tables coming out left to right
When a Word file is translated into Urdu, the tables usually come out left to right and lists count from the wrong side. Upload the .docx here and get it back in Urdu with every paragraph and every table set right to left, headings, footnotes and numbering kept. The first part is free without an account; a document of up to about 300 pages is $5.
- Urdu letters as Urdu writes them: ٹ ڈ ڑ ں ے ہ ھ, not Arabic substitutes
- Paragraphs, tables and page sections set right to left
- Urdu punctuation: ۔ for the full stop, ، and ؟
- Headings keep their bold and size in Urdu text
- Bilingual Word file available: Urdu under each original paragraph
Why Urdu tables come out backwards
Word stores the direction of each paragraph and each table separately. Most translation routes replace the text and leave those settings alone, so an English table translated into Urdu still starts on the left: the first column, which should be on the right, is on the left, and a reader has to read each row backwards. The same happens with numbered lists and with the order of columns on the page.
Here the direction is set while the document is translated. Each translated paragraph is marked right to left, each table with translated text gets right-to-left column order, and sections are set right to left. Bold, italic and size are copied to Word's settings for right-to-left text, so headings do not shrink when they become Urdu.
Nastaliq or Naskh
Fonts are not changed: Urdu appears in the document's font for right-to-left text, which in most documents is a Naskh-style font. For the Nastaliq look most Urdu readers prefer, select all text in Word and choose a Nastaliq font such as Urdu Typesetting or Jameel Noori Nastaleeq if it is installed. The text and directions stay the same; only the typeface changes.
What people translate into Urdu
- Patient information, school letters and community notices in the UK, US and Gulf
- Training manuals and safety instructions for workers
- Reports and proposals for partners in Pakistan
- Religious and educational texts prepared in English
How the tool works, what it costs and how your files are handled is on the Translate Word Document page; prices for every tool are on the pricing page.
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Questions and answers
Will numbers be in Urdu digits?
Numbers, dates and amounts are kept as in your document; check the first part, and if you prefer Urdu digits, say so in the glossary or edit them on screen.
Can I get Roman Urdu instead?
This tool writes Urdu script. For Roman Urdu, translate first and then convert the Urdu text with the transliteration tool.
How long can the document be?
Up to about 300 pages in up to 10 files for $5, paid once. Unlimited covers about 600 pages per job.
Is a short document free?
Yes. A document of up to 40 paragraphs is free in full, download included. Longer documents show their first part free.