New Features in Version 11
Following is an overview of new features in Version 11 of Accordance Bible Software. For more information on working with one of these new features, click the linked text. This page summarizes changes in the main version 11 release. For subsequent changes in this release, please refer to the topics for each release.
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Major New Features and Enhancements
- New Research Tab (Replaces the Search All tab and terminology)
- Supports all functionality of "Search All" in previous Accordance versions
- Able to classify all resources based on new Library Categories
- Highly optimized search speed; can run in the background
- Supports Flex searching
- Improved hits, with ability to scroll through entire results
- Display excerpts or articles
- Hover over the results to see location, view additional information, or open the module Any Bible text, or other single tool that can be read in Accordance, including reference texts and articles; may also be referred to as content or resource
- Scripture links can be viewed in the Instant Details
- New shortcut key: Press
- The Research tab remembers search results when duplicating and moving them around and between workspaces, and recalls the search when opening a saved session The arrangement of screen elements when working with Accordance
- For more information, review the Research topics
- Experienced users should particularly note the new terminology used when working with the Research tab
- New Info Pane (added via the Add Parallel menu): Displays useful information for the top verse (in the main pane), including:
- Commentaries with information on this passage, based on the Library order; the default number of commentaries initially displayed is set in the Set Info Pane Display dialog box
- All cross-references to the passage, including key words (if using the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Enhanced), set in the Set Info Pane Display dialog box)
- Topics relevant to the passage including Dictionary, Atlas, and Timeline look-up; press Shift+click on a topic to locate all verses associated with the topic
- All Parallel Passages (pericopes) across installed parallel tools
- All Apparatus, if installed
- For non-biblical verses, displays the top Reference Tools for the passage.
- Quick Entry in the Search Entry box: You can quickly enter information from a pop-up list that refines available search options as you type; simply select the desired offered item and Press Enter to search for a Quick Entry. Entries can be in any language, and may also include symbols used in search commands or appearing in unusual book names. For example, typing Elijah_ lets you quickly enter A or B in the Pseudepigrapha.
- Expanded Functionality of User Notes
- New Notes file format: XXX.amynotes. The new file format enables use of a single Notes file across all corpuses and tools. You can convert all old User Notes files from the *.acc4 format to the new format via the User Files area of the Preferences dialog box.
- Full support for Unicode content
- Add Notes to Tools, in same manner as for Texts; press
). - Right-click the pencil icon () to quickly choose which User Notes file to use. The most recently used file can be automatically selected via the User Files area of the Preferences dialog box.
- Notes for Tools are attached to a word in a paragraph, allowing multiple notes per paragraph or line.
- New layout of the User Notes tab for easily locating and reading all your notes.
- The User Notes tab includes a browser pane to easily navigate all notes in the file.
- New Preferences affecting User Notes are provided in the User Notes Display area and User Files area of the Preferences dialog box.
- New Categories and More
- The Library now has five permanent main sections: Recently Opened, Texts, Tools, Backgrounds, and My Stuff.
- In menus, Texts are automatically identified and categorized into one of five main menu categories: Modern Bibles, Greek Texts, Hebrew Texts, Latin Texts, and Other Texts. Your custom arrangement of Texts in the Library is automatically organized within the appropriate menu category.
- All other resources can now be automatically reorganized in the Library according to a large range of new categories with associated icons. When using this automatic organization (at Startup or via the Appearance area of the Preferences dialog box), custom organization is removed. However, you can then rearrange all Tools to the desired category and folder, regardless of type (except for Parallels).
- Library categories in the Tools section can be moved, renamed, deleted, or placed inside other categories and folders.
- Any Tool tab can be switched to include any Tool from any Tool category.
- The default action of a triple-click on a word is now defined in a new Amplify area of the Preferences dialog box.
- Enhanced Bookmarks
- Permanent Bookmarks can be created in any Text or Tool (including Parallels)
- Bookmarks are listed in the Library and can be organized or opened (double-click to view)
- Navigate between Bookmarks in a module using the Bookmarks pop-up menu in the Navigation bar
- Press Shift+Alt and click to add a Bookmark
- Bookmarks can be synced via Dropbox to other devices
- Remember My Place: When closing or navigating through a module, the location is remembered and used when reopening that module; this feature works across devices if you have synced the current session via Dropbox.
- Get Verses: Press
- New terminology: The Argument Entry box is now referred to as the Search Entry box throughout the Accordance Help
Additional Enhancements
- Additional information displayed with the 2011 New International Version with Goodrick-Kohlenberger Key numbers.
- New Unicode Display area in the Preferences dialog box for choosing the Unicode font and style for display of Unicode original language content in upgraded User Notes, and for choosing the Unicode font and style to use when exporting original language Text.
- New TOPIC search command: The [TOPIC ?] command helps you quickly find all verses in a Text that have been associated with a particular topic.
- Easy Install and Downloads: Packages can be partially installed using disclosure triangles to access individual files; improved servers assure improved speed and reliability of downloads
- Combined Resources: Compatible reference Tools can now be combined as sets in the same manner as for combining Texts; hence, this command has been changed from Combined Texts to Combined Resources. For example, the WBC-OT can be combined with the WBC-NT.
- Interlinear information can now be printed.
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Choose which Accordance elements to sync
From the word synchronization; the process by which data is moved from a computer to a mobile device such as an iPad or iPhone via Dropbox, including the Current Session. When selecting the Current Session, you can work on one computer, go somewhere else, and continue where you left off—even if you didn't restart or quit Accordance. If a new session is detected on Dropbox, you will be asked if you want to load the new session (i.e. the current session from your other computer), or ignore it.
- The Setup Assistant has been redesigned, including the ability to skip optional settings and reopen it via the Help menu. This includes a warning regarding potential User Notes iOS incompatibility if upgrading your User Notes files. iOS compatibility will be offered in a future version of Accordance. You can choose to upgrade all User Notes files or cancel the Upgrade.
- New/Revised Shortcut Keys to enter commands in the Search Entry box
- To add a [TOPIC ?] command, press Shift+
- To add a [TAG ?] command, press Shift+
- For details on other shortcut keys, see Shortcuts to Add Commands in the Search Entry box.
Other Features
- User Notes tabs (if your User Notes were upgraded) can now be tied to Texts, Tools, and other User Notes files
- Full names of modules Any Bible text, or other single tool that can be read in Accordance, including reference texts and articles; may also be referred to as content or resource used throughout, with minimal use of abbreviations
- Map and Timeline enhancements
- Amplify 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. to the Map or Timeline with a phrase: all available selected words are amplified
- Mouse over an item in the Map and Timeline to display default dictionary information in the Instant Details
- Choose to use the arrow keys to navigate by verse/paragraph and Module, rather than move the blinking cursor (General area of the Preferences dialog box)
- Ability to continue loading a session even if a module is missing
- Support for more modern fonts
- Reorganization of some content of the Preferences dialog box
- The User Notes Reference items have been deleted from the User Files area; to format display of User Notes, use the User Notes Display area.
- The Search All items are now referred to as Research items (Reading/Research area).
- All workspaces now support the toolbar and are considered equal
- In-app updates now work within the app, automatically installing the update for you
- Improved DPI support for high resolution screens or screen modes
- Improved Alt-key access of menus and menu items
- Accordance support files can now be migrated to another location (such as an external hard drive) via the Utilities menu.
- Recently used fonts are listed in the Font pop-up men of Edit windows.
- New items available in the Set Concordance Display dialog box.
- The Browser for Tool modules now allows searching the Table of Contents for titles in English, Hebrew, or Greek.
- A new item in the Amplify area of the Preferences dialog box opens the Greek or Hebrew dictionary associated with a specific text, for a triple-click (overriding the manual settings via the pop-up menus).
- When attempting to close Accordance, any open dialog box is brought to the font so that it can be closed.
- Updated localization in Portuguese and Spanish
- Updated Help files