Recommended Tool Sets

[kennie]

I just purchase Accordance Premier Double Bundle Library. I watched many of the video training. How do I or what are some suggestions for "defining tool sets"?

[mikes]

I used a text tool set for different sets of bible texts I would amplify to for comparison, but I've moved to a custom workspace I put into my favorites.

 

You should check out the great video podcasts from Dr. J., in particular #18 on customizing workspaces.

 

Are you looking to do something specific? What are your current usage plans for Accordance?

[kennie]

I am wondering do I need to group Bibles, commentaries, etc. Also, I am trying to customize my workspace! Is there any way to view pericopes? Do you have to customize highlighting?

[mikes]

I am wondering do I need to group Bibles, commentaries, etc. Also, I am trying to customize my workspace! Is there any way to view pericopes? Do you have to customize highlighting?

 

The great thing about custom workspace amplification is that you set up the tabs the way you like them, then save the workspace. I'm attaching screenshots that show my NT Verse Study workspace that I start with when looking at a NT passage. Maybe this will help.

 

There's no pericope view per se, I believe you'll find pericopes in bible notes, so you'll view them as a Tool pane either below or next to a Bible text.

 

I do use custom highlighting. When doing bible study I have a keyword set of highlights, and then I have a kind of inductive superset. I'm attaching two screenshots of those as well. I do NOT keep them up most of the time, but instead view them only when I'm digging into a section of scripture. I also have 5+ other highlighting sets for different purposes of identifying my own emphasis and metadata.

 

I also have a custom workspace for english translation comparison (one tab each for modern txt critical versions, MT versions, old english versions, NIV/TNIV/NIRV, and paraphrase/dynamic), another for NT commentaries, OT commentaries, early church background, dictionaries, and others... I typically start from an OT or NT word or verse study workspace, then amplify from there when needed.

 

Does that help?

[kennie]

Thanks Mike,

 

One other question, how do you set up highlighting like your screen shots?

[mikes]

Thanks Mike,

 

One other question, how do you set up highlighting like your screen shots?

I'm not sure what you're asking, but I'll take a shot at answering it:the palette is to the right in vertical orientation. I typically do words who/where/etc first, then terms.