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1. From the Dashboard, click the plus icon . From here, you can choose a resource or a Layout that you would like to add to your Get Started section.
2. Select a option (such as Bible and Commentary) and click Add.
   
3. Click the Layout's card on the Dashboard to open it.
4. Type the Scripture reference you would like to read in the reference box. Because these resources are linked together, you only need to enter the reference in one of the boxes.
   

   Note: Entering the book name and chapter will open the Bible to verse 1 of that chapter. When entering a reference, Verbum recognizes multiple formats.

   For example:

   • John 1:1
   • jn 1 1
   • See the complete list of recognized abbreviations here.

1. From the Get Started section, click the plus icon .
2. Select Daily Devotional or Lectionary to open a window that allows you to choose an available devotional or lectionary. Then, click Add. Once you select a resource, a new card will be added to the Get Started section.
3. Click the card to open the devotional or lectionary to today’s reading. Hovering over any Scripture reference in this panel opens a window showing the full text.
4. Click a Scripture reference to open a panel in your Top Bible. Learn how to change your Top Bible.
   
5. You may arrange the cards in the Get Started section by dragging and dropping them into your preferred order, or you may remove a card by clicking the ellipsis in the upper right-hand corner of the card and clicking Remove card.
   

    

1. To locate a resource by title, enter the title in the search bar (e.g., Easton’s Bible Dictionary); then click the title link to open the resource in a new panel.
2. You can also find works by a particular author by entering the word “author”, followed by a colon and the author’s name (author:heiser). Click a book's title to open it in a new panel.
3. You can also use the Library filter panel on the left to explore your library and find books by attributes like subject, type, author, or publisher. To find all of your New Testament commentaries, for example, select Bible N.T. from the Subject filter options, then scroll to the Type filter and select Commentaries.
   

    

   If there’s a book you access often, you can create a button for it on the shortcuts bar by dragging and dropping.
   

    

   Now, you only need to click the button whenever you want to open the book or execute the command.

    

1. Verbum provides several ways to quickly add notes to the text of your books. You can select text and click the Notes icon in the selection menu, right-clicking a word or selection to open the context menu, or click Add note on the Notes tab of the resource toolbar.
   
2. Once the note has been created, you may add tags, which are keywords or phrases that you can use in searches to find the note again as well as to link it with other notes.
   

    

   You can access all your notes by clicking Notes on the main navigation bar. (On the desktop app, click the  Tools icon and select Notes.)

   Note: Whenever you highlight a word or passage in a resource, Verbum automatically stores these highlights in Notes.

    

1. Click  Guided study on the main navigation bar.
2. Select the Lectio Divina workflow.
3. Enter the passage you want to study, and Verbum will generate your study outline.
   

    

1. In an open Bible window, click Interlinear on the View tab.
2. Click the slider at the top to toggle Interlinear view on.
3. With the Interlinear menu open, choose which options to display by ticking the relevant boxes for:
   

   

   • Its manuscript form in the original language and/or transliterated form,
   • Its lemma (or dictionary) form of the word in its original language and/or transliterated form,
   • Its root in the original language and/or in transliterated form,
   • Morphological data for the word
   • Strong’s and/or Louw-Nida Numbers
   • Its sense.

1. From the Dashboard, click the plus icon . From here, you can choose a resource or a Layout that you would like to add to your Get Started section.
2. Select a option (such as Bible and Commentary) and click Add.
   
3. Click the Layout's card on the Dashboard to open it.
4. Type the Scripture reference you would like to read in the reference box. Because these resources are linked together, you only need to enter the reference in one of the boxes.
   

   Note: Entering the book name and chapter will open the Bible to verse 1 of that chapter. When entering a reference, Verbum recognizes multiple formats.

   For example:

   • John 1:1
   • jn 1 1
   • See the complete list of recognized abbreviations here.

1. Open the Passage Guide.
2. Type the reference you’re studying, and press Enter.
3. In the Guide, Verbum queues all of your resources discussing this text, such as commentaries, journal articles, cross-references from the Bible, other ancient literature, and more.

   

• Passage Guides are meant for in-depth study of Bible passages.
• Exegetical and Bible Word Study Guides provide information on the original languages.
• Sermon Starter Guides help with preaching outlines and illustrations.

1. Open the books and tools you want to link.
2. In both panels, click Link set from the Home tab and choose the same letter.
   

1. Click Factbook icon on the toolbar.
2. Enter the name of a person, place, thing, event, or topic into the search field and press Enter.
   

Alternatively, you can also access the Factbook from the Context Menu. Simply right-click what you want to look up. Words with existing Factbook tags display a label in the left-hand column. Click the label to expand options in the right-hand column. Click Factbook to open the entry for your chosen word.

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1. Verbum provides several ways to quickly add notes to the text of your books. You can select text and click the Notes icon in the selection menu, right-clicking a word or selection to open the context menu, or click Add note on the Notes tab of the resource toolbar.
   
2. Once the note has been created, you may add tags, which are keywords or phrases that you can use in searches to find the note again as well as to link it with other notes.
   

    

   You can access all your notes by clicking Notes on the main navigation bar. (On the desktop app, click the  Tools icon and select Notes.)

   Note: Whenever you highlight a word or passage in a resource, Verbum automatically stores these highlights in Notes.

    

1. Open the Passage Guide.
2. Type the reference you’re studying, and press Enter.
3. In the Guide, Verbum queues all of your resources discussing this text, such as commentaries, journal articles, cross-references from the Bible, other ancient literature, and more.

   

• Passage Guides are meant for in-depth study of Bible passages.
• Exegetical and Bible Word Study Guides provide information on the original languages.
• Sermon Starter Guides help with preaching outlines and illustrations.

1. Verbum provides several ways to quickly add notes to the text of your books. You can select text and click the Notes icon in the selection menu, right-clicking a word or selection to open the context menu, or click Add note on the Notes tab of the resource toolbar.
   
2. Once the note has been created, you may add tags, which are keywords or phrases that you can use in searches to find the note again as well as to link it with other notes.
   

    

   You can access all your notes by clicking Notes on the main navigation bar. (On the desktop app, click the  Tools icon and select Notes.)

   Note: Whenever you highlight a word or passage in a resource, Verbum automatically stores these highlights in Notes.

    

1. Open the Share tab on the resource toolbar.
2. Select the text you wish to share and click Copy link.
3. You can also create a Media file that can be exported to PowerPoint or Proclaim by choosing Create slides.