BibleBrowser Hints

(For complete documentation see the About ibleBrowser document.)

Windows - the text of a chapter is displayed in a window
• to view a different chapter use the Jump To… item of the Navigate menu
• to view a different chapter in a new window use the New item of the File menu:
· to specify a book use either the popup menu, or type some letters from the name (any unique abbreviation of the book name is sufficient);
· to specify a chapter number type the number after the book name

Scrolling - moving the text displayed in the window
• to scroll the window down a page use the space bar
• pressing space will also jump to the next chapter when necessary (it's possible to read the entire Bible just using the space bar)

• to scroll down a line at a time use the return key
• to scroll the window to bring the selection into view use the enter key
• PageUp/PageDown/Home/End keys work as expected

• to change the speed of scrolling when clicking in the arrows of the scroll bar so that it is:
· faster use the Command ⌘ key;
· slower use the Option key;
· very slow use the Control key
• reverse the direction of scrolling by using the Shift key

Exporting - copying text out of BibleBrowser
• to create a text file of a:
· chapter use the Save item of the File menu;
· selection use the SaveSelection item of the File menu;
· range of chapters use the Export item of the File menu (a text file of the entire Bible can be made by exporting from Genesis to Revelation)

• to copy text from BibleBrowser to another program Copy a selection and Paste using the Edit menu

Searching - finding words
• to search for a particular phrase use the Find item of the Search menu
• to perform other kinds of searching click the More Choices button in the Find dialog:
· to search for any one of a number of words click the any of them button;
· to search for a number of words occuring within a certain distance of each other click the all of them button and type the approximate distance;
· to restrict searches to a range of chapters choose the chapters

Bookmarks - selections that can be recalled
• to set a bookmark of the currently selected text use the Set Mark… of the Bookmarks menu
• to jump to a bookmark choose the name from the Bookmarks menu
• to open a new window with the bookmark selection use the option key while choosing the name

Miscellaneous
• to select windows with the keyboard use ⌘1, ⌘2, ⌘3, …
• to use these keys to choose bookmarks instead use the Preferences item of the File menu

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