Preferences: Tool Display
Prerequisites for use: None; this dialog box can be opened at any time.
Use: Tool Display preferences is used to set the default display of all Tool 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 and User Tools in any tab.
Open: Click Tool Display in the list of the Preferences dialog box. The Tool Display area is displayed (labeled "Default display for ALL Tools and User Tools."
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Note When you open or reopen this area of the Preferences dialog box, it displays the current default settings for the first English tool on the pop-up menus. |
Options in the Tool Display Area of the Preferences Dialog Box
Left Theme Area: Items here relate to the selected Theme and how it is displayed for all Tool modules.
- Theme Pop-up Menu: Opens a list of pre-defined Themes that can be applied globally to all Tool modules. The theme is previewed in the bottom preview pane.
- Size Pop-up Menu: This item sets the default font size for all Themes.
- Hide word highlighting: When selected, color word highlighting of words in the tool is turned off.
- Line Spacing Slider: Move the slider to add space between text lines and improve readability. The text displays and prints with the line spacing set here.
Contents Area: Items in this section relate to the format of the tool content.
- Font and Color: Choose from any font available on your system (unless the text is Greek or Hebrew), along with a range of colors.
Search highlighting area: Options in this area are used to choose how "hit" words are displayed in the text.
- Color Pop-up Menu: Used to choose from a wide selection of colors, or creating a custom color.
- Choose Custom Color: Opens the standard
- Custom: Selects the currently defined custom color.
- Style Pop-up Menu: Used to set the style of "hit" words. The word "Sample" displayed next to the option displays the currently selected style. To remove a style, select it again from the menu, or select Plain Text to remove all styles. Available styles are: Bold, Italic, Underline, Outline, Shadow, and Plain Text.
Hypertext Area: Changes here affect how links are displayed and handled in this tool.
- Color and Style Pop-up Menus: Changes affect the color and style of links in the tool. Options are the same color and style options as in the Search highlighting area.
- Text Pop-up Menu: Choose the Bible text used when opening a Scripture reference link, or viewing the text in the Instant Details when a cursor is over a reference. You can choose from any installed text.
- Alternate Text Pop-up Menu: Choose the Bible text to use if the verse is not found in the first text.
- Picture Pop-up Menu: Used to specify the appearance of Picture links in the tool. You can choose to display a Very Small, Small, Medium, Large, or Very Large "thumbnail" of the picture to which the link refers, to display a simple picture Icon, or to display no thumbnail or icon at all (None).
Background area: Options in this area set parameters for display of the entire tool content.
- Color Pop-up Menu: Used to the background color of the pane. A variety of colors including pastels and black are offered. You can also set a custom color.