Olive Tree Bible Software

BibleReader™ for Pocket PC

About This Product

The BibleReader™ is the application that "reads" the text. You must install both the BibleReader and a Bible text database.  If you do not already have text, please go to http://www.olivetree.com and click on Bibles.

Getting Started

To open BibleReader on the handheld tap Start/Programs/BibleReader

Reading a Bible

Choosing a Book

When you start the BibleReader for the first time you have to load a Bible by going to View/Bibles and Ref. Select the Bible version, commentary, or dictionary file that you want to load and tap “OK.”

If you open Bibles and Ref and you do not see any or all of the files you have loaded, tap the “Advanced” button and enable the Specify Path feature. Then type in the Exact path to the Bible folder (For Example: Storage Card\My Documents\Bible, this is case sensitive); all the text files should be loaded into the same Bible folder.

When you turn on your PocketPC and start the Bible Reader, it automatically loads the Bible version you were reading last and sets the display to the same page where you left off. If you deleted the last Bible version you read before turning off your PocketPC, the next version in the recently read menu is loaded when you turn it back on.

To choose a different Bible version, tap the View menu and go to Bibles and Ref.

Moving within a Bible Version

There are several ways to navigate the text in the PocketPC.

1. Using the navigation arrows.

a. Tap the arrows at the bottom of the screen to progress in either direction.

b. To set how far you will move (i.e., move by verse, chapter, screen), go to Tools/Scrolling, Preferences and set the options.

2. Using the control device.

a. Press down on the Up/Down control on your device to page forward one page at a time.  Press up to page backwards.

b. To specify the movements for the Up/Down Left/Right controls go to Tools/Scrolling, Preferences and set the options.

c. To customize the speed of this scroll, tap Start/Settings/Buttons and set the options.

To Go To a Verse

On the bottom left, tap View, then Verse Chooser (you may also use the icon in the Toolbar that looks like the ½), and pick your book, chapter and verse, then tap Go.

Setting Preferences

Tap on Tools then select the Preferences you want to customize.

Daily Reading

Tap on View, then Daily Reading. (If Daily Reading is grayed out then a Reading Schedule has yet to be installed in the Bible folder)

To go forward one month, tap the right arrow.  To go back one month, tap the left arrow. Each month has a listing of scripture to read. In following this schedule throughout the year, you can complete a full reading of the Bible.

Tap Go to go to the selected text, or tap Cancel to return to the BibleReader.

Searching

Tap on View, then Search.

Using the keyboard on the bottom of your screen, tap in the letters of the word(s) you wish to find.

You can set the searching preferences and the search range. Then tap Search List to get a list of verses. To go to a verse in the Search List, tap the verse then tap Go to Verse.

Dictionary Input

The Dictionary Input dialog provides the user with a quick and easy way to navigate eBooks. Be sure that the dictionary window is the active window by tapping on it and then tap on the "Triangle" icon in the Toolbar at the bottom of the screen. This brings up the dialog box, which includes a text entry field and a list box.  To use the dialog, enter characters in the text entry field. As you enter characters, the list box will display entries from the eBook that match the partial string in the text entry field. Keep entering characters until the desired entry is visible in the list. Then, tap on that entry to select it, and then tap the "Go" button.

If you have used the Dictionary Input dialog to go to an entry, then the full text of the previously selected entry will automatically appear in the text entry field the next time you access the dialog. To make another selection, clear out the text entry field and enter new characters.

For support and contact information please see the About box.