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Getting Started With the Online Bible
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Online Bible is designed to make Bible study easier and quicker.
You can use this program for simple tasks, like finding a verse or
phrase, or for more involved tasks using Greek and Hebrew. This brief
sheet can help you start using the program right away.
Installation
You must install the Online Bible on the hard drive of a computer
before you can use it. To get complete installation instructions put
the installation disk in drive A and type
a:
GO
To install the program turn off your computer and put the original
Microsoft DOS disk in drive A, then turn the computer back on. When
you see the A:> prompt, insert the installation disk in drive A and
type INSTALL
The installation program will ask you which components you want to
install. You will want to install the text (a: ENTER). You can
install the cross references (a: ENTER) and the Greek and Hebrew
lexicons (a: ENTER) anytime if you wish. The Online Bible with its
text will occupy about 4 megabytes on your hard disk. If you install
the Greek and Hebrew lexicons and the cross references the total
space for everything is about 14 megabytes. When you have finished
the installation, turn off the computer, then turn it back on with
no disk in drive A.
Running the Program
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Use the change directory command (cd) to change to the directory in
which the Online Bible has been installed. Assuming you installed it
in c:\Bible, type
c:
cd \Bible
MM
The AV stands for Authorised Version, another name for the King
James version or the Common Bible. Select "Version" on the Mini-Menu.
You will see that the menu bar at the top of the screen has been
activated and "Find Phrase" has been highlighted. If that is not the
task you want to perform, use the arrow keys to highlight the
appropriate menu item. The left and right arrow keys bring different
pull-down menus into place. Use the up or down arrow keys to point to
the task you want to highlight, then press ENTER to run it.
If at any time you want help, press the F1 key and details will be
provided about what is highlighted. You can return to the main menu
any time by pressing the ESC key.
Searching for Phrases
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Press the ESC key to activate the menu at the top of the screen,
then use the arrow keys to highlight the "Find Phrase" position if it
is not already highlighted. Press the ENTER key and the computer will
prompt you to "Enter Search Phrase." Type in a phrase and then press
the ENTER key. On the left side of your screen you will see the verses
containing this phrase. Use the PgDn and PgUp keys to see all of the
verses if there are more than fit on your screen.
If you want to see a particular verse in context, use the up and
down arrow keys to move that verse to the top of the screen. Then
press the F10 function key. You can see more of the context by
pressing the PgDn and PgUp keys. To get back to seeing all of the
verses which were found, press the F10 key again.
Searching for Words
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Press the ESC key and use the arrow keys to highlight "Word Search."
The computer will prompt you to "Enter Search Words." To find all
occurrences of a single word, type that word and press the ENTER key.
The PgDn, PgUp, up and down arrows and F10 key can be used as
described in the Phrase Search section to enable you to see all of the
verses and view them in context.
The wild card character "*" represents any number of additional
letters. Thus "watch*" would find "watched," and "watchful," as well
as "watch."
You can search for much more than simple words or phrases.
1. The OR operator is the graphic symbol "|" on the keyboard. Use
this operator to connect words or phrases together. To search
for all verses that contain "Jesus" or "Christ", select the word
search option and enter "Jesus | Christ" (without the quotes of
course).
2. The AND operator is the graphic symbol "&" on the keyboard. Use
this operator to connect words or phrases together. To search
for all verses that contain "Jesus" and "Christ", select the
word search option and enter "Jesus & Christ" (without the
quotes of course).
To find all verses that contain the Strong's number "501" when
it is translated as "draw out," specify, "501 & draw out."
3. The AND NOT operator is the graphic symbol "~" on the keyboard.
Use this operator to connect words or phrases together. To
search for all verses that contain "Jesus" and not "Christ",
select the word search option and enter "Jesus ~ Christ"
(without the quotes of course). This operator is most useful in
eliminating unwanted verses from a search list. Suppose you want
to search for all words in the Bible relating to a moth. You use
the string "moth*" to find all occurrences. Unfortunately, you
also get all verses containing "mother". Use the AND NOT
operator to eliminate these verses. Use the search string "moth*
~ mother*." For other search operators see the manual.
Finding Verses
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Use the ESC key to get the top-of-the-screen menu and the arrow keys
to highlight "Passage Display". Press the ENTER key and you will be
prompted to "Enter Reference." Use the first three letters of the
chapter you want, except for Philemon, whose short form is Phm and
Jude, use Jude. First Peter is 1Pe and 2nd John is 2Jo, etc. Joh gets
the first chapter of John, Joh 3 gets the third chapter, and Joh 3:16
gets the third chapter, sixteenth verse. Press the ENTER key and the
text will be displayed on the right side of your screen. The PgDn,
PgUp, and arrow keys work as usual. The TAB key will toggle you back
and forth between the right and left columns.
Finding Cross References
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Use "Passage Display" to display New Testament verses, as described
above, then use the PgUp, PgDn or arrow keys so that the verse you
want cross referenced is at the top of the screen, then press the F10
key. The cross-referenced verses will be displayed in the left column.
Use PgDn and PgUp as necessary to view them all. Pressing the F10 key
will show you the verse at the top of the screen in context. Press F10
again to return to the previous display. Use the TAB key to switch
back and forth between columns.
Greek and Hebrew Words
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Press the F5 key and Strong's reference numbers will be imbedded in
the text. The F5 key toggles them on and off. The numbers identify the
Greek or Hebrew word translated by the preceding English word. To see
the original word and its definition press the F4 key and you will be
prompted to "Enter Strong's Number." Type in the Strong's number and
press the ENTER key. You can return to the main display by pressing
the ESC key.
To Quit the Program
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Press the ESC key and use the right arrow key to highlight "Exit,"
then press the ENTER key.
There's More
The manual explains how to print text, create files which your word
processor can use, create your files of verses, and add your own
commentary notes to this Bible. You can view the manual from the
Mini-Menu by typing:
c:
cd\Bible
MM
If you would like an attractive bound and printed manual and the
latest install disk select the To-Order option on the Mini-Menu
after the install procedure is complete.