ReferenceMain menu referenceIn this section you can find detailed descriptions of all entries in the main menu
of &bibletime;. They are ordered in just the way they appear in &bibletime;, with
all the sub-items listed under the major menu item they belong to. You can also see
the hotkey of each item;a complete listing of all hotkeys can be found in
this section.File&Ctrl;Q
FileQuitCloses BibleTime. BibleTime will ask you if
you want to write unsaved changes to disk.ViewViewShow ToolbarToggles Toolbar display. Toggle this setting to turn the main toolbar
on or off.F9
ViewShow BookshelfToggles display of the Bookshelf. Toggle this setting to turn the
Bookshelf on the left pane on or off. This can be handy if you need more space for the Mag.F8
ViewShow MagToggles display of the Mag(nifying glass). Toggle this setting to turn the
Mag on the left pane on or off.Search&Alt;&Ctrl;F
SearchSearch in standard bibleOpens the Search Dialog to search in the standard Bible only.
More works can be added in the Search Dialog.&Ctrl;O
SearchSearch in open work(s)Opens the Search Dialog to search in all open works.
More works can be added in the Search Dialog.Window
WindowSave sessionDirectly saves the current session.
This will open a context menu where you can select an existing session to save to.
It will be overwritten with your current session. See the next item on how to save to a new session.&Alt;&Ctrl;S
WindowSave as new SessionSaves the current session under a new name.
This will ask for a new name to save the session to.
WindowLoad sessionLoads an existing session.
This will open a context menu where you can select an existing session to load.
WindowDelete sessionDeletes an existing session.
This will open a context menu where you can select an existing session that should be deleted.&Ctrl;&Shift;F
WindowFullscreen ModeToggles fullscreen mode.
Here you can turn fullscreen mode on or off. In fullscreen mode, &bibletime; will expand to the full size
of your monitor screen, using as much space as possible.
WindowArrangement modeControls the basic window arrangement behaviour.
In the opening context menu, you can either specify that you want to take care of
the window arrangement yourself (Manual mode) or have &bibletime; handle it for you
(Automatical modes, just try them out!).&Ctrl;G
WindowTile verticallyTiles all open read windows vertically.&Ctrl;H
WindowTile horizontallyTiles all open windows horizontally.&Ctrl;J
WindowCascadeCascades all open windows.&Alt;&Ctrl;W
WindowClose allCloses all open windows.Settings
SettingsConfigure toolbarsOpens a dialog where you can customize &bibletime;'s toolbar.
Just try it out, you can move around the toolbar buttons and even add new ones. Most of the entries available from
the main menu can be put on the toolbar as buttons. If you need a certain feature often, you might want to
put a button on the main menu, so that you can access it with only one click. Please see this section for further information.
SettingsConfigure &bibletime;Opens &bibletime;'s main configuration dialog.
You can configure all kinds of nice settings there to adapt &bibletime; to your needs.
Please see this section for details.
F4
SettingsBookshelf ManagerOpens a dialog where you can change your Sword configuration and
manage your bookshelf.
Please see this section for details.
Help
&help.menu.documentation;
Toolbar referencePlease review the preceding section
for an explanation of the buttons that you find on the toolbar. You can also
move the cursor over a button and wait a few seconds to activate
the button's tooltip with a short description.You can adapt the toolbar to your needs. Please use the following entry in the main menu:
SettingsConfigure toolbarsConfigure toolbars
Please see this section for detailed instructions.
HotKeys indexThis is index of all hotkeys and their corresponding description in
the handbook. The hotkeys are sorted (roughly) alphabetical. If you want to directly
find out which hotkey a certain menu item has, you can either look at the entry itelf
in &bibletime; (as it always shows the hotkey), or you can look it up in
this section.HotkeyDescription&Alt;LeftMoves back in the history of read windows.&Alt;RightMoves forward in the history of read windows.&Alt;&Ctrl;FSearchSearch in default bible equivalent;
opens the search dialog to search in the default bible.&Alt;&Ctrl;GWindowArrangement modeAuto-tile vertically equivalent;
toggle automatic window tiling.&Alt;&Ctrl;HWindowArrangement modeAuto-tile horizontally equivalent;
toggle automatic window tiling.&Alt;&Ctrl;JWindowArrangement modeAuto-cascade equivalent;
toggle automatic window cascading.&Alt;&Ctrl;MWindowArrangement modeManual mode equivalent;
toggle manual window placement.&Alt;&Ctrl;SWindowSave as new session equivalent;
saves current layout as new session.&Alt;&Ctrl;WWindowClose all equivalent;
closes all open windows.&Ctrl;-Zoom out. This decreases the font size of read windows.&Ctrl;+Zoom in. This increases the font size of read windows.&Ctrl;ASelect all. This selects all text in read windows.&Ctrl;CCopy. This copies the selected text to the clipboard.&Ctrl;FSearch. This lets you search within the text of a read window.&Ctrl;JWindowCascade equivalent;
cascades all open windows.&Ctrl;GWindowTile vertically equivalent;
tiles all open windows vertically.&Ctrl;HWindowTile horizontally equivalent;
tiles all open windows horizontally.&Ctrl;OSearchSearch in open work(s) equivalent;
opens the search dialog to search in all currently opened works.&Ctrl;QFileQuit equivalent;
closes &bibletime;.&Ctrl;WCloses the current window.&Ctrl;XMoves a bible or commentary read window to the next chapter.&Ctrl;YMoves a bible or commentary read window to the next book.&Ctrl;VMoves a read window to the next verse or entry.&Ctrl;&Shift;FWindowFullscreen mode equivalent;
toggles fullscreen mode.&Ctrl;&Shift;XMoves a bible or commentary read window to the previous chapter.&Ctrl;&Shift;YMoves a bible or commentary read window to the previous book.&Ctrl;&Shift;VMoves a read window to the previous verse or entry.F1HelpHandbook equivalent;
opens the handbook.F2HelpBibleStudy Howto equivalent;
opens the BibleStudy Howto.F3HelpDaily tip equivalent;
opens the tip of the day.F4SettingsBookshelf Manager equivalent;
opens the Bookshelf Manager.F8ViewShow Bookshelf equivalent;
toggles display of the Bookshelf.F9ViewShow mag equivalent;
toggles display of the mag(nifying glass).