I know it's a simple problem but ...

[splash104]

I am unable to write text in Arabic (from right to left and the letters are not connected). I was able to do so earlier last week but don't know what went wrong. Any ideas?

 

[Le Caire]

You need to check if you still have the template to edit and create Arabic text or the ME version of Photoshop (Middle East). Now, check also in Character at the bottom left, you may be in English so click on the arrow and come back to Arabic.
حظا سعيدا

 

[splash104]

You need to check if you still have the template to edit and create Arabic text or the ME version of Photoshop (Middle East). Now, check also in Character at the bottom left, you may be in English so click on the arrow and come back to Arabic.
حظا سعيدا

Well I was pointed to a PS Arabic template and am using that. But I cannot type in directly in PS. How do I know what version of PS I got?

 

[Le Caire]

http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/thankyou.jsp?ftpID=4107&fileID=3813
This is where to download the template. What version of PS you got: go to Help>System Information and you have everything.

 

[splash104]

http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/thankyou.jsp?ftpID=4107&fileID=3813
This is where to download the template. What version of PS you got: go to Help>System Information and you have everything.

Ye I'm using the same template. But before I was able to just type in Arabic directly :/

here's the version it shows:
Adobe Photoshop Version: 12.0.4 (12.0.4x20110407 [20110407.r.1265 2011/04/07:02:00:00 cutoff; r branch]) x64

 

[Le Caire]

So it's CS5. It happened to me with plugins. I had to downlaod them again. I suggest to to the same. Btw did you check in Character that you were in Arabic?