Installing
MarkMyScriptures to your Handheld Device
[.EXE
Files] [.SIT
Files]
Installing .EXE Files:
Click the .EXE file
you want to download -
Choose the "Save
to Disk" option in the first dialog box, and click "OK."
Choose a folder to
save the download to-- for example C:/Downloads-- and click
"Save". Do not save these files to your desktop or they will
not install properly.
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To change the
destination of your download, click the yellow folder with the up
arrow on it-- this folder is at the top of the "Save As"
dialog box. Continue clicking this folder until you see "My
Computer" in the "Save in" box, and then click the drive
where you want to store the file to, and then click the folder you want
to store it in.
A dialog box will
appear showing how much time it will take for the download to be
completed. -
When the download is
complete, click on the "My Computer" icon on your PC
desktop. Click the drive and the file folder where the download is
stored. For example, click on the "C" drive, and then click
on the "Downloads" folder.
You will see the
.exe file name you just downloaded either at the bottom of your file list
(has not been sorted yet) or in its alphabetical position in your file list
(has been sorted). DOUBLE CLICK EACH .EXE FOLDER YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED. -
A dialog box will pop
up asking what user name to install the file to. Click your user name,
then click "OK". The file will be installed when you
hotsync. Do this for each file.
After hotsyncing the
files will be on your device. The MarkMyScriptures program file icon
will appear in the Start menu for CE devices, and on the All or Unfiled
program screen for Palm devices. If the scripture files do not appear
when you open MarkMyScriptures, check to see if you have downloaded and
installed a scripture file. If you have installed it, click the Refresh
button at the bottom of the documents page in MarkMyScriptures to bring up
the files. For
CE Users ONLY:
the MarkMyScriptures for Windows CE .EXE file contains both the program file
and the scriptures. After double clicking the .exe file, select the
files you wish to install. To UNINSTALL double click the .EXE file and
choose the Uninstall Option.
See the above instructions for downloading and opening .exe files. For
MMSWeb ONLY: This
program installs to your main computer (PC), not your handheld device.
You will not hotsync it. After double clicking the file you will go
through an Install Wizard and an MMSWeb icon will be placed on your
desktop. Double click the icon to see the files available. You
may need to click Refresh List to bring up the files, and you will use the
Scripture Downloads tab to download scripture files.
See the above instructions for downloading and opening .exe files. For
MakeMyScriptures ONLY:
This program installs to your main computer (PC), not your handheld
device. You will not hotsync it. After double clicking the file
you will go through an Install Wizard and a MakeMyScriptures icon will
be placed on your desktop. Double click the icon to enter
the program and begin formatting your own plain text files for use with
MarkMyScriptures.
See the above instructions for downloading and opening .exe files.
Installing .SIT
files:
Macintosh users must download this
file format. Only the Palm program files and scripture files are
available in this format. To use MMSWeb or MakeMyScriptures you need a
utility such as PC Anywhere which will allow your Macintosh to emulate a PC.
Click the .SIT file
you want to download. -
Choose the "Save
to Disk" option in the first dialog box, and click "OK."
-
Choose a folder to
save the download to-- for example C:/Downloads-- and click
"Save". Do not save these files to your desktop or they will
not install properly.
-
Choose a different
destination than the default folder by clicking the yellow folder with the up
arrow on it-- this folder is at the top of the "Save As"
dialog box. Continue clicking this folder until you see "My
Computer" in the "Save in" box, and then click the drive
where you want to store the file to, and then click the folder you want
to store it in.
-
A dialog box will
appear showing how much time it will take for the download to be
completed. The program file is a small download and should take
between one and five minutes.
-
When the download is
complete, click on the "My Computer" icon on your Mac
desktop. Click the drive and the file folder where the download is
stored. For example, click on the "C" drive, and then click
on the "Downloads" folder.
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You will see a stuffed
file folder named mms.sit, kjvbible.sit, or lds.sit. Right click this folder and choose an
unstuffing option.
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After the file has
been unstuffed, double click EACH file-- a dialog box will come up; select
your user name for each file. There are multiple files for each file
name-- install them all. These files are now ready to be
hotsynced.
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After hotsyncing the
files will be on your device. The MarkMyScriptures program file icon
will appear on the All or Unfiled program screen. If the scripture
files do not appear when you open MarkMyScriptures, check to see if you have
downloaded and installed a scripture file. If you have installed it, click
the Refresh button at the bottom of the documents page in MarkMyScriptures
to bring up the files.
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