Biblereader 3.64 Palm Users Manual

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BibleReader 3.68 Palm Users Manual © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software Introduction by Olive Tree Bible Software The BibleReader(TM) application is a product of Olive Tree Bible Software, © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software. BibleReader 3.68 Palm Users Manual © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software All rights reserved. Products that are referred to in this document may be either trademarks and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners. The publisher and the author make no claim to these trademarks. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document, the publisher and the author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of information contained in this document or from the use of programs and source code that may accompany it. In no event shall the publisher and the author be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage caused or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this document. I BibleReader 3.68 Palm Users Manual Table of Contents Part I Introduction 2 Part II Requirements 4 1 System Requirements ................................................................................................................................... 4 2 Memory Requirements ................................................................................................................................... 4 Sample Memory .......................................................................................................................................................... Usage 4 7 Part III Installation 1 From PC ................................................................................................................................... 7 2 From Mac ................................................................................................................................... 7 3 Manual Installation ................................................................................................................................... 8 10 Part IV Using the BibleReader 1 Bookmarks ................................................................................................................................... 10 2 Choosing a Bible ................................................................................................................................... or Reference file 12 From the website .......................................................................................................................................................... In the BibleReader .......................................................................................................................................................... 12 13 3 Daily Reading ................................................................................................................................... 13 4 Desktop Modes ................................................................................................................................... 13 5 Highlighting ................................................................................................................................... 15 6 Hyperlinks ................................................................................................................................... 16 7 Menu Items ................................................................................................................................... 17 8 Navigating ................................................................................................................................... 20 Back/Forward.......................................................................................................................................................... Buttons Numbers Navigate .......................................................................................................................................................... Verses Scrolling .......................................................................................................................................................... Synchronized ......................................................................................................................................................... Scrolling Auto Scrolling ......................................................................................................................................................... Shortcuts .......................................................................................................................................................... Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................................... Verse Chooser .......................................................................................................................................................... Verse History.......................................................................................................................................................... 20 20 21 21 22 22 22 22 24 9 Personal Notes ................................................................................................................................... 24 Formatting .......................................................................................................................................................... 26 10 Preferences ................................................................................................................................... 27 11 Searching/Concordance ................................................................................................................................... 28 12 Split Screen ................................................................................................................................... Mode 29 13 Toolbar ................................................................................................................................... 31 © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software Contents Index II 32 © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software II Part I Introduction 1 2 Introduction Welcome to the Help Manual for Olive Tree Bible Software's BibleReader Application. This manual will walk you through the requirements needed to install our software, the installation procedure, and the specifics for using the application. If you do not find answers to your particular question(s) here, feel free to contact our support department at http://www.olivetree.com/help/ for further assistance. For information regarding our End User License Agreement (EULA) please go to http://www.olivetree.com/help/terms.php © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software Part II Requirements 2 4 Requirements Read through this section to find out the System and Memory requirements for the BibleReader application. 2.1 System Requirements The current version of BibleReader is Version 3.68. It supports Palm OS devices running OS version 5.x or 4.x This version can be downloaded from http://www.olivetree.com/palm/download.php Version 3.68 does not support: · Sony Clie handhelds (limited support) · Handspring Visor devices · PalmOS 3.x or older If you have a device using these older operating systems please write us at http://www.olivetree.com/help/ with the exact type of device you are using, and we will be happy to send you a compatible version of the BibleReader. 2.2 Memory Requirements The BibleReader requires at least 2 MB of available RAM to install and function correctly. This is in addition to the RAM required for database files. An average Bible without extensive notes takes about 1.5 MB of space in addition to the BibleReader application. For details on memory requirements, take a look at the Sample Memory Usage chart in this section. How much free space do I have on my Palm device? On a typical Palm device, this information can be found under either the Delete or Info menus from the main application section on the Palm. This menu will have a "Handheld" (or "Device") and a "Card" section. The Free Space for each memory section will be listed here. 2.2.1 Sample Memory Usage Below is a list of approximate memory usage for different products used in the BibleReader. This memory is separate from the BibleReader application itself, which needs at least 2MB of space to install and run correctly. © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software 5 BibleReader 3.68 Palm Users Manual Database File Basic Bible Text ex: KJV, ASV Bible with Notes ex: NIV, Amplified Bible with Strong's Dictionaries ex: NASB w/ Strongs, KJV w/Strongs, Greek NT (Unparsed) ex: NA27 GRAMCORD Greek NT (Parsed) HMT Unparsed HMT Parsed Memory Usage (Approximate values) 1.5 MB 2-3 MB 4 MB 1 MB 2 MB 2 MB 4 MB © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software Part III 7 3 BibleReader 3.68 Palm Users Manual Installation You can install the Olive Tree BibleReader application and Bibles and references database files to your device from a PC or Mac computer. 3.1 From PC Installation from a PC computer to a Palm device. If the Auto Install file is available 1. Choose the Bible or reference database you are interested in and download the Auto Install .exe file from the website to your desktop computer. 2. When prompted, select either A) Open or Run, which will install the necessary files directly from the internet to your device. B) Save to Disk and save the file to the Desktop of the desktop computer. Once the .exe file is on the Desktop of the desktop computer, just double click on the .exe file to begin the Setup and Installation to the handheld device. Note: The Auto Install file must be executed from the desktop computer, installing it directly to the handheld will not allow the installation to happen. If the auto install file is not available or does not work properly for you, download the .zip file. 1. Open the .zip file on the Desktop of the desktop computer. You will see many files inside the .zip file. 2. Create a new folder on the Desktop of your desktop computer called Olive Tree, and extract all the files to that folder. 3. When completed, open the Olive Tree folder and double click on Install_OliveTree.exe to begin the Setup and Installation of the necessary files to your device. 3.2 From Mac Installation from a Mac computer to a Palm device. 1. Download the .zip file to the Desktop of the Mac. 2. Use Stuffit to open the .zip file. Extract the BibleR+.prc file and any database file ending in .pdb that you wish to install on your handheld, to the Desktop of the Mac. 3. Load these files into the Install Handheld Files feature of the Palm Desktop application. 4. Direct the BibleReader to main memory but the .pdb files can go to the SD Card if you have one. © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software Installation 8 5. Then do a normal HotSync to the device. 6. When completed, tap the BibleReader icon on your Palm OS device and go to directly to BibleReader. 7. Then go to Tree > Tools > Library to select the Bible you wish to display on the screen. 3.3 Manual Installation Manual installation of the BibleReader and Bibles and references material database files. 1. Download the .zip file for the product you want to install and Save it to the Desktop of the desktop computer. 2. Create a new folder on the desktop of your computer called Olive Tree. 3. Extract the BibleR+***.prc and any database file ending in .pdb that you want to install to your device and save them to the Olive Tree folder you created. 4. Open the Install tool for your Palm, and Add these files. Direct the BibleReader to the Handheld, but the Bibles and other database files can go to the SD Card if you have one. 5. Do a normal HotSync to the device, and when completed open the BibleReader from the main application screen on the Palm. Then go to Tree > Tools > Library to select the text you wish to display on the screen. © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software Part IV Using the BibleReader 4 10 Using the BibleReader This section details how to use various features in the BibleReader. Topics covered are listed below: Bookmarks Choosing a Bible or Reference Daily Reading Desktop Modes Highlighting Hyperlinks Menu Items Navigating (including Scrolling, Shortcuts, Verse Chooser) Personal Notes Preferences Searching/Concordance Split Screen 4.1 Bookmarks The BibleReader allows you to add and sort bookmarks for Bible verses or locations in other texts that you would like to return to in the future. Bookmarks are shortcuts to particular locations in a file, and save time in navigating the text. You can organize bookmarks into categories, sort the order they appear in, add and delete bookmarks, and export search lists to a bookmark file. One bookmark file can hold up to 400 reference links. You can have as many bookmark files as you have space for on your device. The size of a bookmark file will vary depending on how many reference links it holds. Note: Bookmark files are saved with the prefix bkm_. The default bookmark list is named bkm_BibleReader There are three ways to access the bookmarks: 1. Through the menu: Tree > Tools > Bookmarks 2. By tapping on the Bookmark icon: 3. Using the Graffiti shortcut: /B Instructions below use the bookmark icon as the access method, but the menu method or the Graffiti shortcut will work as well. © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software 11 BibleReader 3.68 Palm Users Manual Bookmark Files To switch bookmark files: 1. Tap the Bookmark icon. Tap Edit in the dropdown list to bring up the Edit Bookmarks screen. 2. Tap File list to bring up a list of all of your bookmark files. 3. Tap the name of a bookmark list (for example, bkm_Biblereader is the default set of bookmarks) to select it. Tap Select to use that file of Bookmarks. 4. Tap Done to return to the main BibleReader screen. To create a new bookmark file: 1. Tap the Bookmark icon. Tap Edit to bring up the Edit Bookmarks screen. 2. Tap File list to bring up a list of all of your bookmark files. 3. Tap Add to create a new bookmark file. 4. Enter a name for the new list and tap OK. (The name should be 10 characters or less.) 5. Then tap on the new file name in the list and tap Select to use this as the active bookmark file. To add bookmarks to a different bookmark file: 1. Tap the Bookmark icon. Tap Edit to bring up the Edit Bookmarks screen. 2. Tap File list to bring up a list of all of your bookmark files. 3. Tap a bookmark list and tap Select. This now becomes the active list that bookmarks will be saved to. 4. Tap Done. Now new bookmarks will now be added to the selected list. Bookmark Management To sort bookmarks: 1. Tap the Bookmark icon. Tap Edit to bring up the Edit Bookmarks screen. 2. Select the scripture reference you want to move in the list. Tap Move Up or Move Down to move © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software Using the BibleReader 12 the reference to a different spot in the list. Sort will arrange the references in order from OT to NT. 3. Tap Done to return to the main BibleReader screen. To export a list of search results to a bookmark file: 1. Do a Search for a word or words on the Basic or Advanced Search screen. 2. Tap the Export button and select Export to Bookmark, with an appropriate File Name specified. 3. Tap Export Now and confirm the file creation. Tap Done. 4. Then perform the Search by tapping the Search button. All the results will be added to the appropriate bookmark folder you just created. From there you can edit them to your choosing. Note: If there is an existing search open in the Search window, following the steps above will export that search to the specified file. Adding and Deleting Bookmarks To add a bookmark while navigating through the text: 1. Have the passage you wish to bookmark at the top of the text screen (displaying as the active reference in the top toolbar). 2. Tap the Bookmark icon in the top toolbar and select Add Reference. To delete a bookmark while navigating through the text: 1. Tap the Bookmark icon and select the bookmark you wish to delete. 2. Tap Delete reference in the bookmark list, and the reference will be deleted from the list. 4.2 Choosing a Bible or Reference file To get started using the BibleReader on your Handheld device, you need to Download and Install a Bible or other text file from our website. Then, you can open the BibleReader application and load that same Bible or text file into the reader. 4.2.1 From the website There are many Bible translations, Bible Study Tools, devotionals, and other items available for download and purchase on our website at http://www.olivetree.com/store/home.php?cat=259. You will need to install a Bible or other database file and the BibleReader application itself. If you do not want to purchase a Bible translation, there are many free versions available for download. Once you have downloaded a Bible file (or files), install it on your device. You can install multiple Bible translations and other items; you are only limited by the amount of available RAM on your device. © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software 13 4.2.2 BibleReader 3.68 Palm Users Manual In the BibleReader To open a Bible or other reference text on your device, you first need to open the BibleReader application from the main application screen on your device. Then go to Tree > Tools > Library. Select the Bible or other reference file from the list to load it into the reader. You may also open the Library by tapping on the acronym in the toolbar, the abbreviation for the open text. This will open a cascading library list. Tap the category of book you want to open, and then select a book from that list. If there are no files in the Library, Go to Tree > Options > Preferences > Extended Memory and make sure your memory is configured correctly correctly. More than likely, enabling /Palm/Launcher will solve the problem. 4.3 Daily Reading The BibleReader download comes with a Daily Reading schedule that outlines a method for you to read through the Bible in one year. We have several other reading schedules that are also available on our updates page, if you would like to try a different one. As you go through the schedule, there are links to the Bible text - tap on one, and this will open the BibleReader to that passage in the last Bible translation you had open. There are also check boxes so you can mark off which passages you have read, and keep track of where you are in your reading. There are two ways to access the Daily Reading Schedule: 1. Through the menu: Tree > Tools > Daily Reading 2. By tapping on the Daily Reading icon: 4.4 Desktop Modes The BibleReader has six different desktop modes you can choose from. To change which one you are using, go to Tree > Options > Preferences > Desktop. On this screen, there is a short description © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software Using the BibleReader 14 for each desktop, and you can also select which one you want to use. If you choose Sicilian or Classic you will lose the Tree icon in the upper left corner. Please use the regular menus icon in the Palm OS toolbar or the appropriate menus key in your Qwerty keyboard to have access again to the menu items in the Toolbar. If you want to revert to the default Desktop Mode go to Options > Preferences > Desktop and select Gaeta again. Shown below are screen shots of what each desktop will look like. Kalamata (1) Sicilian (2) Classic (3) Nicoise (4) Gaeta (5) - default Lugano (6) © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software 15 4.5 BibleReader 3.68 Palm Users Manual Highlighting The BibleReader offers eight different colors that you can use to highlight the Bible text you are reading, as well as the Bold and Underline features. There are two ways modify highlighting colors and highlight portions of text - the toolbar and the menu. The highlight information is stored on a per Bible basis as a Bible-xxx-High file in main memory on your device. Deleting this file from memory will cause the highlights for that particular Bible to disappear all at once. The Toolbar The bottom toolbar includes several highlighting colors and highlight erase, acting as your customizable highlighter pallet. You can add/remove highlight colors and other options on the toolbar by going to Tree > Options > Preferences > Secondary Toolbar. To highlight or erase a highlight on a portion of text, simply select the text to be highlighted/erased and tap on the corresponding highlight color or highlight erase icon on the toolbar. © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software Using the BibleReader 16 The Menu Set the highlighting color or feature: Go to Tree > Options > Preferences > Highlighting. Select the color or feature you want to use (we recommend a good contrast to the text and background colors), and then tap OK. Highlight a portion of the text: First select the text with your stylus. Then go to Tree > Edit > Highlight. This will highlight the text that you had selected with the color or feature you specified under the highlighting options. Erase a highlight from the text: Choose the text you wish to remove the highlighting from, then go to Tree > Options > Preferences > Highlighting and select Erase instead of a color. Tap the Highlight button again. Remember to reset your Highlight color or feature again before you try to highlight more text, as it will still be in the Erase setting. 4.6 Hyperlinks Hyperlinks (underlined text) allow you to jump from the text you are in to a location in a different database or to a new location in the current database. Tapping on a hyperlink in a window will open another window with the text you linked to. If no text appears in the secondary reference window after you have tapped the hyperlink, tap the secondary window to make it active and then go to Tree > Tools > Library and load a Bible text in that window. Then retap the hyperlink in the first window. Bible text should appear. A number of the items offered on our website include hyperlinks. Below are a couple of examples of different databases that use hyperlinks. For instructions on how to specify which window a link will open in, click here. Commentary (Matthew Henry's Concise) to Bible © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software Cross References (in NIV Publisher Notes) 17 BibleReader 3.68 Palm Users Manual Bible (KJV with Strong's) to Dictionary Dictionary (Vincent's) to Dictionary (Strong's) (Strong's) 4.7 Menu Items This is a brief description of the menu system in the BibleReader, to familiarize you with what the different options do. To access the menus, either tap the Tree on the upper left corner of the top toolbar: , or tap the "Menu" button that is located on the silkscreen of most Palm devices: © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software Using the BibleReader 18 Palm Menu Items Tools Menu Library - Displays a cascading list of the Bibles and other database files installed on your device. Verse Chooser - Opens the verse chooser screen. Navigate quickly through all the books, chapters, and verses of the current Bible file. Verse Chooser Options - Select the type of verse chooser and the book color scheme. Verse History - Displays a list of the last ten Bible verses you have visited during this session of BibleReader. Bookmarks - Opens the Bookmarks window. Notes - Opens the personal Notes window. Search - Opens the Search window. Search Next - Finds the next instance of the current search. Media Center - Currently only available if iLumina MOBILE is installed. This menu option opens the Media Center where you can open photos, videos, and animations that you installed with iLumina MOBILE. © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software 19 BibleReader 3.68 Palm Users Manual Edit Menu Copy -Copies the current selected text to the clipboard. Paste - Pastes the current text from the clipboard. (Works in the Personal Notes window or to Memo Pad.) Keyboard - Opens the PalmOS keyboard window. Graffiti - Opens the Graffiti shorthand window. Highlight - Highlights the selected portion of text. Highlight Config - Lets you select your highlighting color or feature, and turn the highlighting display on/off. Options Menu Preferences - Opens the Preferences window. Split Screen - Toggles the number of open windows, with a maximum of 3. If "Max Number Windows" (under Tree > Options > Preferences > Split Screen Advanced) is set to 3, then selecting this menu option will rotate the number of open windows from 1–2–3–1... Toggle Full Screen - Will enlarge the selected window to be full screen. When selected again, it returns that window to it's original size. This feature is especially useful when you are using the Split Screen mode and wish to enlarge one of the windows for a time. Toggle Strongs - Turns Strong's Numbers on or off. (For Bibles with Strong's Numbers only.) Toggle Tabs - Currently only available with iLumina MOBILE installed on the device. This will turn the tabs along the bottom of the screen on/off. Toggle Auto Scroll - Turns auto scrolling on/off. © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software Using the BibleReader 20 Help Menu Welcome - Displays the Welcome message for BibleReader. Help Index - A brief overview of how to use the basic BibleReader features. About BibleReader - Displays information about the version of BibleReader and contact information for Olive Tree Bible Software. Copyrights - Displays copyright information for all Bibles licensed for sale by Olive Tree Bible Software that are installed to the device. System - Displays system information, BibleReader build information, memory handling, and font information. 4.8 Navigating There are several different ways to navigate the text in the BibleReader. The five main methods are described in this section: Back/Forward buttons Numbers Navigate Verses Scrolling Shortcuts Verse Chooser You can also use the five-way navigation button to navigate the search screens, preference screens, dictionary input screen, and the main screen. This is for devices like the Tungsten models, LifeDrive and Treos. If you want to use the 5-way navigation on the main screen, you will need to assign a shortcut to "Toggle 5-way Nav." 4.8.1 Back/Forward Buttons The Back and Forward can be configured to navigate the active text using several different methods. The buttons are located on the top toolbar in the BibleReader. The center "•" button will open the verse history list, which stores your last ten locations in the BibleReader. The left "<" button will take you back through that list, and the ">" will move you forward through it, acting much like the backward/forward buttons in an internet browser. These buttons are only available in the Gaeta and Lugano desktop modes. 4.8.2 Numbers Navigate Verses Numbers Navigate Verses lets you use the graffiti shortcut area to navigate to a new chapter/verse within the same book you are already reading in. © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software 21 BibleReader 3.68 Palm Users Manual To activate this navigation method, go to Tree > Options > Preferences > Shortcuts. Check "Numbers Navigate Verses" and tap OK to activate this feature. You can use this method to go to a new chapter:verse, or to a new verse in the existing chapter. Go to a new chapter:verse In the number section (right side) of the graffiti area on your Palm, write the following sequence, where — is a horizontal dash from left to right in the number area: chapter number — verse number — — Go to a new verse in the same chapter In the number section (right side) of the graffiti area on your Palm, write the following sequence, where — is a horizontal dash from left to right in the number area: verse number — — 4.8.3 Scrolling There are four main ways to scroll through the BibleReader text. 1. The scroll bar. The scroll bar has three buttons on the top and bottom of the slider marked "V," "L," and "S." When you tap one of these they will scroll the text one Verse, Line, or Screen, respectively. You can also drag the slider on the scroll bar to move through the entire body of text. 2. The five-way navigator or rocker/jog wheel. The preferences for this navigator can be set up under Tree > Options > Preferences > Scrolling. Here you can set the navigator to scroll by Line/ Verse/Chapter/Book/Screen/History. 3. Tapping. Under Tree > Options > Preferences > Scrolling you can enable "Tapping" and specify how you would like the text to scroll when you tap the top or bottom half of the screen. 4. Auto Scrolling. Click here for details. 4.8.3.1 Synchronized Scrolling You can configure the BibleReader so that specific windows scroll together on a verse-specific scrolling action. Here's how: 1. Go to Tree > Options > Preferences > Verse Sync. 2. Select Lead/Follow for the windows you want scroll together Note: Synchronized scrolling will only work when you do verse specific scrolling actions. Scrolling by line or screen will not cause the windows to scroll together. © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software Using the BibleReader 4.8.3.2 22 Auto Scrolling The BibleReader allows you to auto scroll, at a customizable rate, through the text you are reading. · To enable auto scrolling, go to Tree > Options > Toggle Auto Scroll. The text will automatically start scrolling. · To decrease/increase the scroll rate, push up/down on the center five-way hardware navigation button on your device. · To stop the auto scrolling, tap anywhere on the screen. You can also set up a shortcut to turn auto scrolling on, under Tree > Options > Preferences > Shortcuts - Alpha -or- Tree > Options > Preferences > Secondary Toolbar. 4.8.4 Shortcuts The BibleReader has both alpha shortcuts and hardware shortcuts that can be customized to the buttons or letters you would like to use. Alpha Shortcuts - Silk Screen or Keyboard The alpha shortcuts are shown next to the menu items that they relate to. To use them, just write the "/" character in the "ABC" section of the silk screen, then write the letter for the shortcut. If your device has a keyboard, you can just press the corresponding letter on the keyboard. These alpha shortcuts can be configured under Tree > Options > Preferences > Alpha Shortcuts. Here you can add more letters that will shortcut to different features of the BibleReader and modify existing shortcuts. Hardware Shortcuts There are a number of shortcuts that can be assigned to the four hardware buttons on a Palm. To view the full list, and assign a particular shortcut to a hardware button, go to Tree > Options > Preferences > Shortcuts. There are also a number of shortcuts that can be assigned to the "Select" and "Record" buttons on some Palm devices. These buttons can be assigned under Tree > Options > Preferences > More Shortcuts. 4.8.5 Table of Contents Several of the resources available from Olive Tree use the Table of Contents Chooser - a quick and easy way to navigate material that has an outline-type format. To navigate material using the table of contents, open the verse chooser. If the table of contents mode is available, there will be a checkbox at the bottom of the verse chooser screen that says "Verse Mode." Uncheck this box, and the verse chooser will switch to the table of contents. Once in the table of contents, use the [+] marks to drill down through the material and locate the specific section you are looking for. Tapping on the book icon at the bottom of the screen will jump you to the location in the table of contents that you were last browsing in the text for the book. 4.8.6 Verse Chooser The Verse Chooser is the primary method for navigating through versified material in the BibleReader. You can access the Verse Chooser in two main ways. 1. Through the menu: Tree > Tools > Verse Chooser 2. On the toolbar: © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software 23 BibleReader 3.68 Palm Users Manual There are three modes of Verse Chooser available to choose from. See the screen shots below for the details of each mode. The default Verse Chooser is set to "Three Tap." You can go to Tree > Tools > Verse Chooser Options to change the Verse Chooser mode. The Quick Tap Verse Chooser gives a separate screen for the book, chapter and verse. You can also select to color the book names by group. Tap on the book, and up comes the chapter screen (with the number of chapters for that book), then select the chapter and up comes the verse screen (with the number of verses for that chapter). The toolbar reference has also been worked into this verse chooser. Tap the current book to go to a new book, tap the current chapter to change the chapter/verse of the current book, or tap the current verse to change the verse for the current book/chapter. The Single Page Verse Chooser lets you select the book, chapter, and verse of the new reference all on the same screen. © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software Using the BibleReader 24 The Toolbar Verse Chooser lets you use only the toolbar to select the new book/chapter/verse. Tap on the book, chapter, or verse to get a drop down list to select from. 4.8.7 Verse History To quickly navigate to a reference you were recently at, the BibleReader has a Verse History feature available. With this feature, you can quickly access your last ten locations in the BibleReader. To see and navigate through your current Verse History, tap the center "•" button on the top toolbar: 4.9 Personal Notes BibleReader allows the user to create their own personal annotations for a particular verse of scripture. With the verse displayed at the top of the screen just open the Note editing screen, and type in your note (or Copy/Paste) using the onboard keyboard. When completed tap the OK button. A note can be a maximum of 8,000 characters. Note: Notes are saved with the following naming scheme: note_(name). (The name should be 10 characters or less.) Every note will contain the prefix note_. © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software 25 BibleReader 3.68 Palm Users Manual There are three ways to access the Notes screen: 1. Through the menu: Tree > Tools > Notes 2. By tapping on the Notes icon: 3. Using the Graffiti shortcut: /N Note: If the asterisk does not appear in front of the verse after creating a Personal Note, go to Tree > Options > Preferences > Verse Display and be sure that "Personal Notes Icon" is enabled. Instructions below use the note icon as the access method, but the menu method or the Graffiti shortcut will work as well. To Create a note: 1. Find a passage you wish to annotate. 2. Tap the Note icon with your stylus. 3. Write the text of your note. You can copy and paste text with the buttons at the bottom of the screen. 4. Tap OK when you are finished. Notes are archived according to the Bible passage where they were entered. 5. You can also create separate folders for notes on particular subjects. Go to List > File List to Add a new folder to store notes in. Be aware that the new file becomes the Active file for notes until you change it. To Edit a particular note: 1. Tap the Note icon with your stylus. 2. Tap List. BibleReader will display all the notes in its memory for the currently open file. 3. Select a Bible reference by tapping it. Tap Go To Note. BibleReader will jump to that note. And from there you can edit the note. To View a particular note: 1. Go to Tree > Options > Preferences > Verse Format and select "Personal Notes Icon." 2. Navigate to a passage that you have made a note on. 3. Tap the * icon on the verse. 4. The note will open in a second reference window. To Export notes: 1. Tap the Note icon with your stylus. © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software Using the BibleReader 26 2. Tap List. BibleReader will display all the notes in its memory. 3. Tap File List. 4. On the File List of Notes screen, tap Save As. BibleReader will prompt you for a new name for your note file. 5. HotSync your PalmOS device. The file you saved will appear on your PC. 4.9.1 Formatting Some formatting can now be applied to your BibleReader personal notes. This can be done in either the BibleReader itself or by using the Desktop Assistant to edit your personal notes on your PC. Please note that this has not been fully tested and a basic exposure to HTML may be helpful. Available Tags Tag Format Description / Example Typed: This will bold the text. Bold Displayed: This will bold the text. Typed: This will italicize the text. Italics (Not on Palm) Displayed: This will italicize the text. Typed: This is the first sentence.

The second sentence begins two lines below.
Line Break Displayed: This is the first sentence. The second sentence begins two lines below. Typed:

This is a paragraph. It will begin on a new line and the first line will be indented.

This is another paragraph. It's first line will also be indented.

Paragraph Displayed: This is a paragraph. It will begin on a new line and the first line will be indented. This is another paragraph. It's first line will also be indented. © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software 27 BibleReader 3.68 Palm Users Manual Tag Format Description / Example Typed: There is onetab in this sentence. Tab Displayed: There is one tab in this sentence. The text between these tags will become a hyperlink to the specified verse reference. Replace b, c and v with the numbers that correspond to the book, chapter, and verse reference that you want to link to. When you click on the link, the verse will be displayed (if you have a Bible file installed). Verse Hyperlink Please note that this reference requires book numbers (1 thru 66), not book names. (1 = Genesis, 2 = Exodus, etc.) Typed: This will link verse to Exodus 5:2. Displayed: This will link verse to Exodus 5:2. 4.10 Preferences To access the BibleReader Preferences, go to Tree > Options > Preferences. There is a drop down list in the upper right corner that lets you select which preferences you would like to customize. Default Files - Only if iLumina MOBILE is installed. Specify which file you want to open in the tabs. If you want the application to always open the file you loaded last, then select "Use Last Opened" -- this is the default. Desktop - Select which desktop setup you would like to use. Choose from 6 different options, with top or bottom toolbars, different functions on the toolbar, full screen of text, etc. Display - Set the color screen display options, also move the index in the Library to the top/bottom of the list. Extended Memory - Specify the path to files saved on a memory card. If you have installed files to memory card and they are not showing up under Tree > Tools > Library, try specifying a path to the extended memory here. The default path for most newer Palm devices is /Palm/Launcher. Fonts & Colors - Specify the background and text colors for the three windows you can open in BibleReader. You can also select the font size and type, and specify a few options for the Toolbar. Greek & Hebrew - Specify what size you would like the Greek, Hebrew, and Transliteration fonts to be. You can also set extra spacing between the words, and turn syntax coloring on/off. If your dictionary links are not working, also check to be sure that "UBS Dictionary" is selected. Highlighting - Lets you select your highlighting color or feature, and turn the highlighting display © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software Using the BibleReader 28 on/off. iLumina - Only if iLumina MOBILE is installed. Turn tabs and tap and hold on/off. Also set the Home screen to always come up on startup, and the dictionary to use a second reference window. Map Atlas - Specify options for the maps. Secondary Toolbar - Set the icons you want to display on the second toolbar, arrange the order of the icons, and select the location for the second toolbar. Scrolling - Customize your scrolling methods. Select which scrolling method you want to use, and set it to scroll by Line, Verse, Screen, History, Chapter, or Book. You can also customize the scroll bar position and size, and turn Tapping on, to scroll up/down by tapping on the top/bottom of the screen. Shortcuts - Select from a number of shortcuts to assign them to the main hardware buttons on the device. Also enable "Numbers Navigate Verses" to navigate the text using the graffiti number area. Shortcuts - Alpha - Assign shortcuts to letters that you enter into the graffiti area or type on the keyboard. Split Screen - Select how many windows you want to open, and specify a few related options. Split Screen Advanced - Set the target window for hyperlinks. For example, setting Window 3 for Window 1 means that when you tap on a hyperlink in Window 1, the related link will open in Window 3. Verse Chooser - Select the type of verse chooser and the book color scheme. Verse Chooser Advanced - Customize specific features of the verse chooser including number of columns, borders, coloring. Verse Format - Set how you would like verses to display - each verse on a new line (Verse), or verses just flowing along (Paragraph). Also, select the color for the words of Jesus (only in specific supported databases), and turn the publisher and personal notes icons on/off. Verse Sync - Specify which windows you want to scroll together. 4.11 Searching/Concordance The search command in the BibleReader acts like an exhaustive concordance. You can search the entire Bible, or a portion of the Bible, for a specific word, phrase, or partial word. To open the search screen, go to Tree > Tools > Search or tap the Search icon on the toolbar: word or phrase you want to search for, and tap Search to begin the search. . Insert the Wild Card Search To use the wild card searching, enter the word suffix form you want to search for. Then, enter the "wild character," a * (star) or a - (dash). Due to font issues, the * (star) does not appear with Greek and Hebrew fonts, so a - (dash) is best to use at the end of the word(s). Here are a few examples: · Single words: just* will find just, justify, justification, etc · Multiple words: tru* lov* with option All Words will find verses with true and love in them Search Range © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software 29 BibleReader 3.68 Palm Users Manual To specify the range of books that you want to search in, use the drop down list to select the desired book range or to create your own custom range. After setting the range, tap Search to begin the search. Search Method There are four different Search Methods that you can use to help narrow down a search. 1. Exact: searches for the word/phrase exactly as you have entered it. 2. Ignore Case: When selected, searches will ignore the presence or absence of capital and lower-case letters. 3. All Words - AND: When selected, searches will use the Boolean operator and with the words listed 4. Any Word - OR: When selected, searches will use the Boolean operator or with the words listed 4.12 Split Screen Mode With Split Screens, you can display up to three windows at the same time. Each window can be configured and moved independently. Or, you can link windows together to synchronize the scrolling. For example, you could display two different translations of the Bible on the same screen for comparison. Or have one window with the text and two windows of reference or commentary. Note: If you are using a Bible with Notes or References (such as the New American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers, or the NIV with Publisher Notes), the default setting is that the screen below the Bible version will be used for references. © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software Using the BibleReader 30 To activate Split Screen Mode: 1. Install multiple translations of the Bible and study aids on your Palm device. For more information, see our online store or installation instructions. 2. Go to Tree > Options > Preferences > Split Screen and set what you want your Max number of windows to be. Then install multiple translations of the Bible and study aids on your Palm device. 3. To open another window, or close existing windows, write /w in the letter area with your stylus, or tap Options > Split Screen. Note: every time you write w or tap the Split Screen menu item, BibleReader will switch the number of displayed windows. You can have up to three different translations on-screen at the same time. To load texts into a window: 1. Write /w in the letter area with your stylus, or tap Options > Split Screen. 2. Tap a window to make it the active window. 3. Tap the abbreviation for the open text in the toolbar and change to the Bible you now want to view in that window. To switch window modes: 1. Tap Tree > Options > Preferences. 2. Select Split Screen from the pull-down menu. 3. Choose either Classic or Multiple windows. Classic mode displays two windows--ideally one is the text and another is reference. Multiple mode displays two or three windows, which can be Bible files, references, or eBooks. 4. Tap OK to return to the text. 5. To open additional windows, or to close existing windows, write /w in the letter area with your stylus, or tap Options > Split Screen. Note: every time you write w or tap the Split Screen menu item, BibleReader will switch the number © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software 31 BibleReader 3.68 Palm Users Manual of displayed windows. You can have up to three different translations on-screen at the same time. To specify which window a link will open in: 1. Go to Tree> Options > Preferences. Select Split Screen Adv from the drop down list. 2. Specify which window you want links from Window 1, 2, 3 to open in. For example, you may have three open windows. The top two have Bibles and you want the third window to display the reference for Window 1 and Window 2. On this Split Screen Adv screen, you would set Window 1 to open in Window 3, and Window 2 to open in Window 3. 4.13 Toolbar The bottom toolbar on the main screen is fully customizable. You can turn it on/off, change it's position on the screen, decide which icons you want on the toolbar, and arrange them in any order on the toolbar. To configure the toolbar, go to Tree > Options > Preferences > Secondary Toolbar. The toolbar settings you can change on this screen are as follows... · The list of items in the grey box are the icons that are enabled on the toolbar - in the order that they are displayed. · To add new icons to the toolbar, select the icon you want from the top drop-down box, then tap Add. · To remove an icon from the toolbar, select the icon from the list and tap the Delete button. · To rearrange the order of the icons on the toolbar, select from the list box the icon you want to move, and then tap Up or Down to move it to your desired location. · Select the toolbar's position in the bottom drop-down box. Choose from bottom, left, or right. This is also where you can select to disable the toolbar so it will not display. · The collapse button is the small blue bar with the down arrow that sits above the toolbar, and lets you minimize/maximize it. With the checkbox at the bottom of this screen you can choose to enable or disable this bar. Toolbar Toolbar Options Screen © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software Index Menu Items, description 17 Menu, how to navigate 17 Index -N- -B- Navigating 20 Navigating, 5-way 20 Navigation, Back/Forward buttons 20 Navigation, Custom toolbars 31 Navigation, return to previous references 20 Navigation, to a new reference 22 Navigation, Toolbar 31 Navigation, with silk screen numbers 20 BibleReader, Usage 10 Bookmark Files 10 Bookmarks, create 10 Bookmarks, edit 10 Bookmarks, how to use 10 -CConcordance 28 Customize the BibleReader 27 -DDaily Reading, how to use 13 Daily Reading, schedule 13 Desktop, different layout options 13 Desktop, modes 13 Download, Bibles from the Website 12 -HHighlighting, color options 15 Highlighting, erase 15 Highlighting, how to use 15 Hyperlinks, in the text 16 -IInstallation 7 Installation, Bible 7 Installation, BibleReader 7 Installation, from CD 8 Installation, from Mac 7 Installation, from PC 7 Installation, Manual 8 -MMemory, Available 4 Memory, Usage 4 © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software -OOpen a Bible 13 Open a Reference Text 13 -PPersonal Notes, create 24 Personal Notes, edit 24 Personal Notes, formatting 26 Personal Notes, how to use 24 Personal Notes, read 24 Preferences, Default Files 27 Preferences, description 27 Preferences, Desktop Options 27 Preferences, Display 27 Preferences, Extended Memory 27 Preferences, Fonts & Colors 27 Preferences, Greek & Hebrew 27 Preferences, Highlighting 27 Preferences, iLumina 27 Preferences, Maps 27 Preferences, Screen Display 27 Preferences, Scrolling 27 Preferences, Shortcuts 27 Preferences, Split Screen 27 Preferences, Verse Chooser 27 Preferences, Verse Format 27 Preferences, Verse Synchronizing 27 -RRequirements 4 32 33 BibleReader 3.68 Palm Users Manual Requirements, Devices 4 Requirements, Memory 4 Requirements, Operating System 4 -SScroll bar 21 Scrolling, auto 21, 22 Scrolling, by line 21 Scrolling, by page 21 Scrolling, by tapping 21 Scrolling, by verse 21 Scrolling, how to use 21 Scrolling, sychronized 21 Scrolling, verse-locked 21 Scrolling, with hardware buttons 21 Search, how to use 28 Shortcuts, how to customize 22 Shortcuts, how to use 22 Split Screen, how to use 29 Supported Devices 4 Synchronized Scrolling 29 -VVerse Chooser, how to use Verse Locking 29 22 © 2007 Olive Tree Bible Software Back Cover