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I'm looking for a convenient software that allows me to create and design a personal siddur/birchon/bentcher to give as a wedding present. In particular, I would like to have a convenient way to position the text in its right spot, use different Hebrew fonts, add instructions, etc. Any recommendations? How do regular publishers do it? Thanks!

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    Welcome to Mi Yodeya. Could the Open Siddur project be of help? – mbloch Jul 21 '19 at 18:23
  • Thanks! I have already looked at their website but haven't managed to find such tool. Is there one and I just missed it? – Guy Jul 21 '19 at 19:04
  • Related (with some very useful links) https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/97409/mac-or-pc-computer-file-bencher-in-hebrew-and-english/97412?r=SearchResults#97412 – יהושע ק Jul 21 '19 at 19:39
  • Possible duplicate of Mac or PC computer file Bencher in Hebrew and English – יהושע ק Jul 21 '19 at 19:40
  • This is not a duplicate. He is asking specifically about designing, not just looking for digital siddur texts. – chortkov2 Jul 21 '19 at 20:07
  • https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/56866/explicit-shaimos-printed-in-prayer-books – Loewian Jul 21 '19 at 22:44
  • @chortkov2 You are right, I am looking for a desining tool – Guy Jul 22 '19 at 05:36
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    Honestly, I don't see the point for developing a bentscher design tool. If you're not familiar with such software, can't you do in MS Word? – Kazi bácsi Jul 22 '19 at 06:10
  • If you already have the text and you're just looking for a software to use, this sounds like a software recommendation question, not a Judaism question. InDesign or Publisher might be the program to use. – larry909 Jul 22 '19 at 08:59
  • I used Word and then printed it to a pdf setting the preferences to print it backwards. – rosends Jul 22 '19 at 13:06
  • Not to discourage you, but unless you're really seeking to make a fancy design or you just want to try doing this for your own fun and learning, I can vouch from personal experience, that you will find it cheaper and quicker in the long-term to purchase benchers. I found a few places on-line that make colorful small benchers for about $1 each if you order a minimum of 100. Between the time you spend, the ink cost, laminated paper / plastic etc., I think it would cost you more doing this yourself. – DanF Jul 22 '19 at 14:09

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