Learn how to type in Arabic first. If you already own a special keyboard with both English and Arabic alphabet symbols on it, then learning how to type in Arabic will be the next step. This requires that you already know how to read and write Arabic. There are a wide variety of online Arabic typing tutorials that can be downloaded for free, or a small fee.
Do some research online if you do not own a special English-to-Arabic keyboard. It will help to consider simply using some of the free virtual Arabic keyboards offered for download. Another option is to purchase Arabic alphabet symbols to stick onto a standard keyboard.
Purchase some Arabic self-study language guides. Learning to read and write in Arabic is one step that is required in order to know how to type in Arabic. Typing in any language requires the ability to think in that language, using that language's alphabetic symbols. Once you purchase some Arabic self-study guides, you may also want to research some free online Arabic language Websites. With such a complicated language as Arabic, however, having your own self-study books and resources is a valuable tool.
Refer to the References and Resources sections below, and start taking typing lessons in Arabic. This will help your brain to become familiar with where your fingers need to be placed on the special English-to-Arabic keyboard so that you can compose Arabic words by typing.
Follow through with the Arabic typing lessons. Practice often. Typing in a foreign language requires special thought processes and tutoring. The more you practice using your special English-to-Arabic keyboard, the more proficient in typing Arabic you will become.
Locate Arabic speaking partners in online social networking sites or chat rooms. Once you have mastered using your English-to-Arabic keyboard to a certain typing speed, communicating with some other Arabic speakers will be the natural next step. Hopefully, you have developed enough Arabic vocabulary to have some basic conversations and meet some new friends.