You can select a verse, word or phrase in almost any pane, and amplifyTo select words or a verse reference in a text pane, and then pick the resource from the Resource palette or Amplify menu; Accordance opens the associated resource with your selection to almost any available item in the Library. The Toolbar is used to amplify to items such as Context, Word Chart, Diagram, Parsing, and Search All. The type of search performed is contextual—it depends on three things: the selection itself, the content in the activeThe application, window, tab, or other screen element which is currently being used; sometimes called the "front" or "frontmost" screen element pane or tab (the source), and the moduleAny Bible text, or other single tool that can be read in Accordance, including reference texts and articles; may also be referred to as content to which you are amplifying (the target). Each of these Amplify resources are detailed below. Click the How To... link for detailed instructions on amplifying to that resource.
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English Tools |
A Tool tab displaying the selected text/verse in the selected English tool |
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Greek Tools |
A Tool tab displaying the selected text/verse in the selected Greek toolGreek text arranged alphabetically |
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Hebrew Tools |
A Tool tab displaying the selected text/verse in the selected Hebrew tool |
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Reference Tools |
A Tool tab displaying the selected text/verse in the selected reference toolAny non-Biblical text that provides supplemental information about the text, for example, a lexicon, dictionary, or commentary |
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General Tools |
A Tool tab displaying the selected text/verse in the selected general tool |
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Parallels |
A Parallel tab displaying other passages in the Bible which are parallel in content with the selected verse |
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A tab with the selected word, phrase, or verse in the User Tool |
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A tab with the selected verse(s); if there are no User Notes, the Edit window opens for adding a note |
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My Workspaces |
The options here do not amplify, per se. Rather, they open a saved Favorite workspace, or let you create a favorite workspace |
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My Groups | Tabs with all the modules in the selected Group |
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Keyed Bible Text selected: Each word in the selection is displayed together with the same details shown in the Instant Details for words with a Key number Tagged Text selected (for example, Greek New Testament or Hebrew Masoretic Text): A tab opens with the parsing details for the selected word |
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A Diagram tab: The tab is used for creating a grammatical diagram of the selected Bible text (English, Greek, or Hebrew); the diagram is not created automatically |
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A Word chart tab: The tab is used for creating a syntactical chart of the selected Bible text (English, Greek, or Hebrew); the chart is not created automatically; if a Keyed Bible text is selected, all selected words are placed into a spreadsheet together with details of the Key numbers; you can edit the details and add your own comments |
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Context |
A Text tab with the surrounding context for verses in a Bible text pane |
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Search All |
Searches all modules for text entered in the Search All box. Click the magnifying glass to open a pop-up menu for accessing other items or groups to search. "All" Items: Searches in the selected group of modules; use My Groups in the Library window to set up your own groups to search Graphics Tools: Searches in all tools with significant illustrations (except the Atlas and Timeline) |
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Search (same module) Search Back |
These items are accessed via the Amplify menu (menu bar or Workspace toolbar) Search: Quick search for any words entered in the Search All box; a new Search tabThe core tab used to search Bible texts, it consists of a search entry area and a search results area appears with the same panes as the original tab Search Back: Applies only to a selection in a Search tab that has the search argument linked to another tab; the search is for the selection in a duplicate of the source tab |
**You can change the character of the voice in the Speech area of the Preferences dialog box.
General Concepts
Principles Behind the Amplify Feature
Related Tasks
