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  • From: "Ken Penner" <pennerkm AT mcmaster.ca>
  • To: <rpunkboy AT netzero.com>, <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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  • Subject: RE: [b-hebrew] Hebrew fonts for Microsoft Word and the HTML
  • Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 13:56:56 -0500

The Unicode standard makes Hebrew largely font-independent. MS Word and
Explorer handle right-to-left Hebrew very well, if using the Unicode
encoding.
One of the best free packages including a beautiful Unicode Hebrew font,
instructions for configuring your system, a basic overview of Unicode's
benefits, and two options for keyboard layout can be found at the SBL site:
http://www.sbl-site.org/resources/

Ken Penner, M.C.S. (Biblical Languages, Greek Focus), M.A. (Hebrew Poetry)
Ph.D. (cand.), McMaster University
pennerkm AT mcmaster.ca
Flash! Pro vocabulary software: http://s91279732.onlinehome.us/flash or
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flash_pro/join

> I'm having problems finding a suitable program in which to do
> Hebrew word processing. I bought Dagesh Pro, it works great,
> but the files do not import to Word. I have used SIL Ezra
> font's, but I'm having a difficult time getting them to write
> right-to-left. What is the best option for hebrew word
> processing for writing/publishing?
>
> Also, I am composing my own website, what is the most common
> Hebrew Font for HTML web pages?





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