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Downloading and Installing Al-Katib1 Urdu Font


The Al-Katib1 urdu font is  avaialable for free  download. By downloading the font you agree to the following terms and conditions : 

1. You  are free to use it without modifying it. 
2. You should not make it availabe for download  from any other web site.
3. The copyright for this font belongs to Naseem Amjad.
4. There is no guarantee or technical support available with this font. 
5. Urdustan or Naseem Amjad will not be held responsible for any kind of loss resulting from the use of Al-Katib1 font. 

Click here to download the Al-Katib1 Urdu font 

Instructions for installing the font :

1. Go to the Control Panel.
2. Click open the Fonts  option. 
3.  In the Fonts  folder, go to the file menu and click  on the Install New Font.
4. A new window will open-up, go to the location where you have downloaded the Al-Katib1 font. Highlight it and then click OK to install it. 
 
Here is a flash movie showing how to install Urdu font on Windows.
 

After  installing please reload this page to see the message below in Urdu. 

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Troubleshooting :-)

If after installing and reloading the page, you still can not see the urdu text above, you are in big trouble [ just kidding]

1. Get a new version of the browser, either Netscape Communicator or InternetExplorer 5.0
2. You might need a little adjustment depending upon your browser :
                 for Netscape :
                 go to the Edit  menu. 
                 click on the Preferences.
                in the window that opens up , click on appearance then fonts.
                then click on the Use document specified font. 
                 click Ok.  you might have to restart your browser. 
 

                  for Internet Explorer 
                  go to the View menu. 
                  click on the encoding and then User Defined.
                 restart your browser.

Some free urdu software available for download. 

Urdu Nigaar : A utility for creating web page in Al-Katib1 Urdu font. 

Urdu Wordpad 1.0 : Write in Urdu using your MS word pad. 

These softwares were developed by Naseem Amjad and more detailed information can be found @ his web site.