Press [Esc] to close this window, or [Enter] to learn more about using Help. (
Or select a topic from the list below:
Using
Help Book
Windows
The
Status
Line Dialogue
Boxes
Using
Menus The
Window
Using
Windows Mouse
Controls
Menu
This menu provides access to the Copyright
notice, and the Acknowledgements and Registration screens.
It also allows you to open context-sensitive help, toggle the Memory
Viewer on and off, create a DOS
shell, or exit Bible Student.
See also: Using
Menus
Law Menu
This menu allows you to open a new window on any of the books from Genesis to Song of Solomon.
See also: Using
Menus
Prophets Menu
This menu allows you to open a new window on any of the books from Isaiah to Malachi.
See also: Using
Menus
Gospels Menu
This menu allows you to open a new window on any of the books from Matthew to Acts.
See also: Using
Menus
Epistles Menu
This menu allows you to open a new window on any of the books from Romans to Revelation.
See also: Using
Menus
Search Menu
This menu provides you with options for going to a particular scripture reference.
You can go to a specified chapter and verse reference by using the Go
to command. Alternatively, you can search for a particular word or group of words with the Find or Repeat
Find commands. 5
This menu also provides you with printing commands. X
You can print a single verse from the top of the current window with the Print
Verse command or print a range of chapters with the Print
Chapters command. You can specify an alternative printer or output file or adjust other print options by selecting Set
Print
Options. These options can be saved to disk with the Save
Print
Options command.
See also: Using
Menus
Windows Menu
This menu gives you various options for manipulating the windows you have opened.
You can go to the next window in the stack, or to the previous one. You can zoom or resize the current window. You can arrange the windows in a tile or cascade pattern. Or you can close the current window.
See also: Using
Menus
Copyright
This menu item displays the copyright notice. ,
See also: Using
Menus
Acknowledgements
This menu item displays a screen of acknowledgements. ,
See also: Using
Menus
Registration
This menu item displays information regarding correspondence, future upgrades, etc. ,
See also: Using
Menus
This command will open a context-sensitive help
window. z
It can also be invoked by pressing the shortcut key [F1], or by clicking on this item on the Status
Line with the mouse. ,
See also: Using
Menus
DOS Shell
This menu item allows you to exit to DOS temporarily without leaving Bible Student (providing there is enough memory available.) ,
See also: Using
Menus
This menu item allows you to exit from Bible Student and return to DOS.
It can also be invoked with the short cut key combination [Alt-X], or by clicking on this item on the Status
Line with the mouse. ,
See also: Using
Menus
Search
Go to
This menu item opens a dialogue
box allowing you to enter a chapter reference and optionally, a verse reference after the decimal point. v
It can also be accessed using the short cut key [F2], or by clicking on this item on the Status
Line with the mouse. 1
See also: Using
Menus
Search
Search
This menu item opens a dialogue
box allowing you to enter up to three words to form a search group. You can select whether you want an "Or" search or an "And" search.
This command can also be accessed either by using the short cut key [F3], or by clicking on this item on the Status
Line with the mouse. 1
See also: Using
Menus
Search
Search
Repeat Find
This menu item continues the search with the word group you specified using the Find command.
You can also access this command by using the short cut key [F4], or by clicking with the mouse on this item on the Status
Line. 1
See also: Using
Menus
Search
Windows
If there is more than one window open, this command will make the next window downwards in the stack become the current window. ?
This command can also be invoked with the short cut key [F6]. 2
See also: Using
Menus
Windows
Windows
Previous
If there is more than one window open, this command will make the next window upwards in the stack become the current window. U
This command can also be invoked by using the short cut key combination [Shift-F6]. 2
See also: Using
Menus
Windows
Windows
This command will zoom the current window to fill the screen. If the window is already zoomed it will reduce it back to its original size. C
You can also invoke this command by using the short cut key [F5]. 2
See also: Using
Menus
Windows
Windows
Resize
This command will switch the current window into resize mode.
Use the arrow keys ([
]) and the [Home], [End], [PgUp] and [PgDn] keys to move the window. Hold down the [Shift] key and use the arrow keys to resize the window. Z
Note that for the sake of speed the text in a Book
Window is suppressed during resizing. L
Once the window is suitably positioned press [Enter] to leave resize mode. P
This command can also be invoked with the short cut key combination [Ctrl-F5]. 2
See also: Using
Menus
Windows
Windows
This command will rearrange the open windows into a tile pattern. 2
See also: Using
Menus
Windows
Windows
Cascade
This command will rearrange the open windows into a cascade pattern. 2
See also: Using
Menus
Windows
Windows
Close
This command will close the current window.
It can also be invoked by means of the shortcut key combination [Alt-F3], or by clicking on the close icon (
) with the mouse. 2
See also: Using
Menus
Windows
Search
Print Verse
This command will print the current verse (the verse at the top of the window) to the printer or file specified in the Set
Print
Options command. 1
See also: Using
Menus
Search
Search
Print Chapters
This command allows you to enter a range of chapters from the book shown in the current window to send to the printer or file specified in the Set
Print
Options command. 1
See also: Using
Menus
Search
Search
Set Print Options
This command allows you to specify which file or printer you wish to use when using the Print
Verse and Print
Chapters commands. It will also allow you to specify margins, page length etc. 1
See also: Using
Menus
Search
Search
Save Print Options
This command will save all the settings you have made using the Set
Print
Options command to a file on disk. This file is called BIBLESTU.CFG and is created in the same directory as BIBLESTU.EXE. 1
See also: Using
Menus
Search
Memory Viewer
This command displays (or hides) the memory viewer. This gives a graphical indication of the available memory as shown: `
In Use Free
See also: Using
Menus
Using Windows
The main commands for working with windows are on the windows
menu. Y
There are three types of windows viz. Book
Windows, Dialogue
Boxes and the Help
Window. G
If you have a mouse you can arrange the windows using mouse
controls.
Screen
Go To
Enter the chapter you wish to go to and, optionally, the verse after a decimal point. Press [Enter] to select the "OK" button. K
To cancel press [Esc], or [Tab] to the "Cancel" button and press [Enter]. X
If you are using a mouse you can enter a reference by clicking on the numeric buttons.
See also: Dialogue
Boxes
Find
Enter up to three words to form a search group. Cycle through the controls by using the [Tab] key.
To choose an "Or" or an "And" search, select this control and then use the up or down arrows ([
]). Or else click with the mouse.
"Or" will search for verses containing any one of the words you enter, whereas "And" will search for verses which contain all of the words you enter. v
In the same way you can also choose whether to search from the beginning of the book or from the current verse only.
Press [Enter] to select the "OK" button and begin t