Chapter 5. Reference
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# Chapter 5. Reference

## Main menu reference

In this section you can find detailed descriptions of all entries in the main menu of BibleTime. They are ordered in just the way they appear in BibleTime, with all the sub-items listed under the major menu item they belong to. You can also see the shortcut of each item;a complete listing of all shortcuts can be found in the shortcuts section.

### File

File → Open work

  Open work. This will give you a menu that will allow you to open installed books.

File → Quit (Ctrl+Q)

  Closes BibleTime. BibleTime will ask you if you want to write unsaved changes to disk.

### View

View → Fullscreen mode (F5)

  Toggles full screen display. Toggle this setting to maximize the BibleTime window.

View → Show Bookshelf

  Toggles display of the Bookshelf. Toggle this setting to turn the Bookshelf on the left pane on or off. This can be handy if you need more space for the Mag.

View → Show Bookmarks

  Toggles display of the Bookmarks. Toggle this setting to turn the Bookmarks on the left pane on or off. This can be handy if you need more space for the Mag.

View → Show Mag

  Toggles display of the Mag(nifying glass). Toggle this setting to turn the Mag on the left pane on or off.

View → Show parallel text headers

  Toggles viewing of additional works Toggle this setting to allow you to view additional works in parallel to your current open books.

View → Toolbars → Show main (F6)

  Toggles Main Toolbar display. Toggle this setting to turn the main toolbar on or off.

View → Toolbars → Show navigation

  Toggles Navigation in works. Toggle this setting to add or remove the navigation combo box in works. This can be handy to view the full toolbar in the open works

View → Toolbars → Show works

  Toggles Toolbars in works. Toggle this setting to add or remove the works icons in the open works.

View → Toolbars → Show tools

  Toggles tools in works. Toggle this setting to add or remove the tools icons in the open works.

View → Toolbars → Show format

  Toggles format. Toggle this setting when editing HTML in Personal Commentaries. It will add or remove the formatting toolbar.

View → Toolbars → Show toolbars in text windows

  Toggles toolbars in works. Toggle this setting to add or remove the complete toolbar in open works.

### Search

Search → Search in standard bible (Ctrl+Alt+F)

  Opens the Search Dialog to search in the standard Bible only. More works can be added in the Search Dialog. A more detailed search description can be found in the Searching in works section.

Search → Search in open work(s) (Ctrl+O)

  Opens the Search Dialog to search in all open works. Works can be added or removed in the Search Dialog. A more detailed search description can be found in the Searching in works section.

### Window

Window → Close window (Ctrl+W)

  Closes active window.

Window → Close all (Ctrl+Alt+W)

  Closes all open windows.

Window → Cascade (Ctrl+J)

  Cascades all open windows.

Window → Tile (Ctrl+I)

  Tiles all open windows.

Window → Tile vertically (Ctrl+G)

  Automatically tiles all open windows vertically.

Window → Tile horizontally (Ctrl+H)

  Automatically tiles all open windows horizontally.

Window → Arrangement mode

  Controls the basic window arrangement behaviour. In the opening context menu, you can either specify that you want to take care of the window arrangement yourself (Manual mode), Tabbed, Auto-tile vertically, Auto-tile horizontally, Auto-tile or Auto-cascade. Just try them out!

Window → Save session

  Directly saves the current session. This will open a context menu where you can select an existing session to save to. It will be overwritten with your current session. See the next item on how to save to a new session.

Window → Save as new session (Ctrl+Alt+S)

  Saves the current session under a new name. This will ask for a new name to save the session to.

Window → Load session

  Loads an existing session. This will open a context menu where you can select an existing session to load.

Window → Delete session

  Deletes an existing session. This will open a context menu where you can select an existing session that should be deleted.

### Settings

Settings → Configure BibleTime

  Opens BibleTime's main configuration dialog. You can configure all kinds of nice settings there to adapt BibleTime to your needs. Please see the Configuring BibleTime section for details.

Settings → Bookshelf Manager (F4)

  Opens a dialog where you can change your SWORD configuration and manage your bookshelf. Please see the Bookshelf Manager section for details.

### Help

Help → Handbook (F1)

  Opens BibleTime's user guide You are reading it now.

Help → Bible Study HowTo (F2)

  Opens a guide on how to study the Bible It is the hope of the BibleTime team that this HowTo will provoke the readers to study the scriptures to see what they say. This particular study guide has been chosen as it takes care not to advocate any particular denominational doctrine. We expect you to read and study the scriptures to understand what they say. If you start with the attitude that you want to have the Lord sow his word in your heart He will not disappoint you.

Help → Tip of the Day (F3)

  Opens a helpful tip The Tip of the Day provides a useful tip that will assist in the use of BibleTime.

Help → About

  Opens a window about BibleTime project information contains information about BibleTime software version, project contributors, SWORD software version, Qt software version and the license agreement.

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