The Text Browser Tab

The Text Browser tab displays multiple translations of a verse. The Text Browser tab is opened by selecting it as the default view for Live Click, or opened as a separate tab from the AmplifyClosed To select words or a reference and search for the selection in the text or tool of your choice. You can select the resource in the Library or Amplify menus. A triple-click is a shortcut which amplifies to the top tool of the relevant category. menu and from the right-click Look Up submenu. The Text Browser can be linked to another Text tab (Search, Reference List, or Context) to show the top verse in all available translations or a predefined group of translations.

To open the Text Browser tab, do one of the following:

This picture shows the Text Browser tab in a separate zone and tied to a Text tab. Details on the Text Browser tab are given beneath the picture.

Text Browser Tab ControlsText Browser Tab Controls

This area includes the Text Group pop-up menu (1), the Verses pop-up menu (2), and the Compare selector (3).

# Item Used To... Notes
1 Text Groups pop-up menu Select the Text group(s) displayed

Lists predefined Text groups used in the Text Browser display, as well as user-created Text groups.

2 Verses pop-up menu Select the number of verses displayed A maximum of nine verses for each Text version can be displayed.
4 Compare Texts selector

Compare textual differences between the top Text being display and the remainder of the Texts in the Text Browser

Compare Text Preferences control the type of variants found, as well as the display of the variants.

Note: When Compare is selected, the Compare Text action pop-up menu (Action pop-up menu: Provides additional options ) is displayed.

Text Browser Display SettingsText Browser Display Settings

Display settings are available for each of the Texts displayed in the Text Browser.

# Item Used To... Notes
1 Font Size Buttons Increase or decrease text size. (Click to change font size)  
2 Interlinear Button Customize the display of the Dynamic Interlinear, and Display or hide the Interlinear For more information on the many Interlinear display options available see Dynamic Interlinear Display of Text
3 Additional Display Options Action Pop-up Menu Display or hide the Interlinear, open the verse in context, customize the Text display, and display copyright information  

 

Saving the Contents of the Text BrowserSaving the Contents of the Text Browser

The contents of the Text Browser can be saved to a text file, either as Plain Text or RTF.

  1. Click in the Text Browser tab make it the activeClosed The application, window, tab, or other screen element which is currently being used; sometimes called the "front" or "frontmost" screen element tab.
  2. On the File menu, choose Save All Panes As Text File and select either Plain Text or RTF. The standard Save dialog box appears.
  3. In the Save dialog box, proceed as follows:
    1. Enter a name for the file.
    2. Navigate to the location where you want the file saved.
    3. Click Save. The file is saved in either an RTF or Plain Text format.

Note

RTF (Rich Text Format) will preserve the formatting of the text in the Text Browser tab. Plain Text will remove all formatting.

Printing the Contents of the Text BrowserPrinting the Contents of the Text Browser

The contents of the Text Browser tab can be printed.

  1. Click in the Text Browser tab make it the active tab.
  2. On the File menu, choose File>Print. The standard Print dialog box appears.
  3. Select print options and click Print.

Note

Printing always prints the entire contents of the Text Browser tab, whether there is a selected pane or not, and whether the Print Settings dialog specifies to print only one pane or not.

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