The Arab Academy's courses are highly interactive. To take full advantage of the interactivity of the courses, the following minimum system requirements are required:

1. Hardware requirements

- PC Windows XP, MAC OSX or higher
- 2,4 GHZ Pentium 4 Processor or more
- 512 MB of RAM
- 56 Kbps or higher internet connection
- Sound Card
- Speakers
- Microphone (for speaking classes)

2. Software requirements

- Internet Explorer version 7 or above (for PC users), Netscape 9.0 or above (for PC or MAC users).
- Flash Player 9 or above
- Java virtual machine version 5.0 or above  (Mac users click here)
- Optional (Real Player 10 or above "basic version, which is for free") flash player is default for playing sound. To install Real Player, click on the links below:

1. For Windows:
Click here to download Free RealPlayer
2. For other operating systems:
Click here to download Free RealPlayer

- Skype: Download and install Skype, You may download it from: http://www.skype.com/go/download. Follow the directions to create an account.

3. Prepare your Computer for best display

- Screen Resolution 1024 X 768 or more

To set your Screen to a higher resolution follow the steps below:
1. Go to Start --> Settings --> Control Panel
2. Double Click on Display then click on Settings.
3. Adjust Screen Area to the maximum settings allowed: 1024 X 768 or more.

4. Preparing your Computer to enter Arabic text

Click on the link below:
Arabic Language Support

5. Test your system

Click on the link below:
System check

Problems you may encounter and how to solve them

When I enter Arab Academy program, the computer shuts down. It does not shut down in other web sites.

This happens because your browser is not Internet Explorer version 7 or above. It is probably version 5 or 5.5. Those versions are unable to understand the advanced code (java script) that is on the Arab Academy web site, and this causes an illegal operation and the computer shuts down. If you are using Netscape, then it is probably not version 9.0 or above. All up to date browsers are downloaded for free from microsoft.com or netscape.com, .... When you update your browser to the latest version, this problem will disappear.

The Arab Academy program is used in the United States, France and other countries that do not have Arabic windows or Arabic support. All you need to do is enable your browser to display Arabic fonts. Information on this is available at:
arabic language support
If your keyboard, does not have Arabic on it, then it is recommended you replace it with one that does. If that was not available to you, then we will provide you with a mapping on the positions of Arabic letters on your keyboard, as soon as you enter the program.

I only see half of the screen so I am unable to play the games.

Low screen resolutions 800X600 lets you see half the screen only. Most games will not be displayed properly and it will be less fun for you to work on the activities that require dragging, as you cannot drag and scroll down at the same time. What you need to do is increase your display setting from the control panel to: 1024 X 768 or more. Do not worry, you will be able to type and use your computer, even with a 14 inch screen, on the higher resolution. As a matter of fact, low resolutions are getting to be obsolete, and very few people use them today.