Contents:
Installation:
To complete installation of the MarkMyScriptures, install a free pre-indexed
scripture text file. These files are available on the "Downloads"
page of this website. Click here
to see more information about installing .exe, and .sit MarkMyScriptures
files to your handheld device. Mac users: sometimes the Doctrine and
Covenants files will not install because their file name is too long for some
Mac operating systems. If you can not get these files to install, send an
email to: help@skimware.com to
receive these files with truncated file names.
Navigation
Notes
Underlining
Topical Indexes
Bookmarks Search
Scrolling History
Function
Memory Card Fonts
Copy/ Paste
Preferences Shortcuts
Printing Marks/Topics
Reading Other Docs
Digital Instructions
The MarkMyScriptures program file contains an abbreviated form of these instructions. To access this file, choose "Instructions" from your document list. Tap the subject you want to learn about to see instructions for that function.
Accessing Pull Down Menus
MarkMyScriptures' pull down menus give you access to a variety of features. Most of these features can be accessed in other ways, but you may want to use the pull down menus until you are familiar with the program and its shortcuts. In addition, some information, and a few features can only be accessed through these menus, so you will need to be familiar with their use. To access these menus, follow the instructions below for your device type.
Palm® users: Tap the screen where the document reference is displayed (example: Gen 1:1) OR tap the Palm® menu icon located in the Graffiti® area. (This icon is below the home icon.)
CE® users: Tap the upper area of your screen, near or on the document reference area.
This will access four of the five different pull down menus: Navigate, Edit, Doc, and Prefs. To access the fifth menu, called the Quick menu, tap the upside down arrow (CE users, the small box) next to the "V" button. To select a menu, tap it, and its function list will appear. Tap any menu function with your stylus to use that function. For example, if you select "Scroll" the text will then begin to scroll.
The Navigate menu includes these functions:
Choose
Document Choose
Book Choose
Chapter Choose Verse
Find
(Search)
Find
Next
Find Previous
Next Mark
Previous
Mark
Bookmarks
Topics
Scroll
The Edit menu has the following function: Select Text for Clipboard
The Doc menu includes these functions:
Beam Current
Document
Beam Current
Index
Delete Current Document
Move Document to Memory Card Move
Document to device Export Marks to
Memo
The Prefs menu includes the following functions:
Preferences (choose
settings) Font
Change
Highlight Type/Color
Choose Color
Set
About MarkMyScriptures
The Quick menu includes the following functions:
Scroll
Font
Find (Search)
Find Next Find
Previous History Next
History Previous Next
Mark Previous
Mark
Bookmarks
Topics
Highlights
More information about each of these functions will be included under their own separate headings. [Back to Top]
Navigation with MarkMyScriptures is a simple as the click of a button. The four navigation options (Document, Book, Chapter and Verse) have corresponding buttons in the upper right hand corner or your screen. Just tap a selection from each of these four options to see any reference in seconds. Or select just one option, to change your current document, book, chapter, or verse.
The "D" (document) button/ Choose Document function in the
Navigate menu:
Tapping this button, or selecting this function
will bring up a screen containing a list of your documents. Select the
document you want to enter by tapping on it. Selecting a document on this screen will automatically bring up the
"Books" screen.
----Using the Other Functions on this Screen----
= Selecting the "Cancel" button at the bottom of this screen
will return you to the place you were prior to opening the screen.
= Selecting the "Refresh" button at the bottom of the screen
will bring up any new documents you have moved to your device.
= The "Open" button is automatically selected when you enter
this screen. When this button is selected and you tap a document, that
document will be opened.
= Selecting the "Del" button allows you to delete documents from
your document list. Select this button, and then tap on the document you
wish to delete. Important Note: You MUST use the MarkMyScriptures
delete function to delete documents. If you use your handheld's automatic
delete option you will delete ALL your documents, not just the document you
select. Deleting documents removes all marks, notes and topics associated
with a document, and these CANNOT be restored. So be certain you are
finished with a document before you delete it. Select the
"Open" button again when you are finished deleting
documents.
= Selecting the "BD" button
will allow you to beam the selected document to another handheld device.
= Selecting the "BI" button will allow you to beam the
selected document's navigation index to another handheld device.
= Tap the "All" button in the upper right hand corner of
your documents screen to create document categories. Tap the "Edit
Categories" button to create a new category.
= Tap the word "Unfiled" or category name to the right of
the document assign it to a new category.
= A note icon next to a document shows that the document has a
navigation index. Documents without this symbol will only have the
"D" button in the upper right hand corner of the screen, and must be
navigated by scroll bar. You can create your own document indexes
with the free MakeMyScriptures utility, available at our website, www.skimware.com.
See the site for more information.
= A lock symbol indicates that the document cannot be beamed to
another handheld device. It may, however, be moved to a storage
card. More information on moving documents to a storage card will be
presented later.
= A card symbol indicates that the document is currently on a
storage card.
= Select the on-screen up/down arrow to move up and down in a
document list more than 11 documents long.
The "B" (book) button/ Choose Book function in the Navigate menu:
Tapping this button, or selecting this function
will bring up a screen containing a list of books within a document. For
example, Genesis, Exodus, etc., are books in the Old Testament. Select the
book you want to enter by tapping on it. Selecting
a book from this screen will automatically bring up the "Chapter"
screen. You can also tap this button, or select this function to move to a
new book within your current document.
----Using the Other Functions on this Screen----
= Selecting the "Cancel"
button at the bottom of this screen will return you to the document you were in
prior to opening the screen.
= Selecting the "Bookmarks" button at the bottom of this
screen will bring up a list of your bookmarks in that document. More
information on bookmarks will be presented later.
= Selecting the "Back" button at the bottom of this
screen will return you to the screen listing your document choices.
The "C" (chapter) button/ Choose Chapter function in the Navigate menu:
Tapping this button, or selecting this function
will bring up a screen containing a list of chapters within a book. For
example, the book of Genesis has 50 chapters, so a list of the numbers 1-50 will
appear on this screen. Select the chapter you want to enter by tapping on
it. Selecting a chapter from this screen will
automatically bring up the "Verse" screen. You can also
tap this button, or select this function to move to a new chapter within your
current book.
----Using the Other Functions on this Screen----
= Selecting the "Cancel" button at the bottom of this
screen will return you to the document you were in prior to opening the screen.
= Selecting the "Back" button at the bottom of this
screen will return you to the screen listing your book choices.
The "V" (verse) button/ Choose Verse function in the Navigate menu:
Tapping this button, or selecting this function
will bring up a screen containing a list of verses within a chapter. For
example, the first chapter of Genesis has 31 verses, so a list of the numbers
1-31 will appear on this screen. Select the verse you want to enter by
tapping on it. Selecting a verse from this screen will
automatically position you at the reference you have selected. You can
also tap this button, or select this function, to move to a new verse
within your current chapter.
----Using the Other Functions on this Screen----
= Selecting the "Cancel" button at the bottom of this
screen will return you to the document you were in prior to opening the screen.
= Selecting the "Back" button at the bottom of this
screen will return you to the screen listing your chapter choices. [Back
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Drag your stylus from left to right directly
through the text you wish to underline. Lift the stylus and a line will appear
under the text.
Underline a block of text by dragging the stylus diagonally through the
text you wish to underline. End your diagonal line with a
horizontal line underneath the last word.
Drag your stylus under a short space of text twice to change underline
styles. An underline options page will appear; select the style of
underlining you wish to use. After selecting it you will be returned
to the document screen, and the new underlining style will be in effect.
The next time you underline, the underline style will be the same as
the one last selected. To switch to a different underline, repeat the
above process. You can also change a current underline from one style to
another with this same process.
To undo underlining drag the stylus from right to left directly through any portion of the text you wish to UN-underline. This will
undo the complete underline. [Back to
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Tap the text of your document to insert a
note. A note dialog box will appear. Enter the note by writing in the Graffiti® area.
Tap the" OK" button in the dialog box when you are done. A note
icon will appear on the screen to show the location of your note.
To view or to edit a note, tap the note icon.
You can add new text anywhere within the note by tapping the desired
insertion point in the note text with your stylus, and then entering the
additional information in the Graffiti® area. You can
highlight a block of text with your stylus within the note, and then do a
backspace in the Graffiti® area to remove text. Your note will be
saved in its current condition when you exit the dialog box.
To delete a note and its icon select and remove all text from the dialog box and
tap "OK." Tap "Cancel" to cancel a note before any
text has been entered.
To cut and paste between notes, enter a note dialog box, select the text you wish to copy by highlighting it with your stylus. Then, and tap the pull-down menu area on your device. An edit menu will appear allowing you to undo, cut, copy, paste, or select all. Tap copy, and then tap "OK" on the current note. Go to the area you wish to paste to, and bring up the edit menu. Select paste. The copied text will be entered. [Back to Top]
Creating Topical Indexes lets you organize your favorite scriptures in an easy to access format. You can also use this feature to organize scriptures and ideas for talks or lessons. Follow these steps to create a topical index:
Tap the "Topics" function in the Navigate or Quick menu.
On the "Topics" screen, tap "Index."
On the "Index" screen, tap "New" and enter the name of your index in the Graffiti® area, then click "OK." Or you may select a previously created index.
An index is a category, group, or subject under which will be sub-categories, or "topics." You might have a "Personal Study" index, under which would be the topics you are studying. You can create as many indexes as you wish.
On the "Topics" screen, click on "New" and enter the name of your topic. You may enter a note about your topic on this screen if you wish. Click "OK" when you are finished. Or select a previously created topic from your topic list.
A "topic" is place where you can create a list of related scriptures and thoughts. You can create as many topics as you wish.
On the "Refs" (references) screen, you have several options for adding information to your topic:
Click the "Ref" button at the bottom of the screen to add a hyperlinked scriptural reference. Tapping this button will take you to your document list. You can select references from your indexed documents, just as you would navigate your scriptures. Select the document, book, chapter, and verse you wish to add to your topic. It will appear on a "New Reference" screen, giving the reference and description-- the first several lines from the verse. Click "OK" to return to the "Refs" screen. You will see your reference on a line below your topic title. If you tap on this reference, you will be taken to it. Return to the topical index by tapping "Topics" in the functions menu.
Click the "Note" button at the bottom of the screen to add non-hyperlinked references. Tapping this button will take you to a "New Reference" screen, where you can enter your own reference and description. You can enter a phrase or a scriptural reference on the reference line. The description area is the place to enter your thoughts and ideas in the topical index. Tap "OK" to return to the "Refs" screen. You will see your reference on a line under your topic title. If you tap on a "Note" reference it will bring up a "This entry is not linked to a DOC" message. Click "Done" to exit the message.
Click the "Show Detail" check box when you wish to see the complete version of your topical index. When this box is not checked, your topic title will appear at the top of the screen, followed by the reference line from each of your references or notes. When this box is checked, your topic title will appear at the top of the screen followed by the reference and description of each of your references and notes.
Click either the up or down arrow buttons at the top of the screen, then select a note or reference to move it up or down the list, respectively. Click the "Delete" button, then tap the reference or note you wish to delete. Tap the "Edit" button to edit a reference or note. Tap the "x" to return to the "Topic" screen.
To add a hyperlinked reference to one of your topics while you are reading, tap the screen as if to enter a note. Click the "Add to Topics" button in the note dialog box, then select the topic you wish to add this reference to. It will appear in your reference list as a hyperlinked scripture.
Adding more than one verse to a topical reference:
Only one verse can be hyperlinked when adding a topical reference. However, if you would like to include more than one verse you can do one of the following (though it will NOT be hyperlinked):
After adding your topic and reference, go to the reference screen. Click the "Show Details" box. This will show the verse you have just added to your topic. Click the "Edit" box at the top of the screen, then click on the reference you wish to alter. You can then enter a note like "also verse 22", or "including verses 23, 24, and 25" Then if you hyper link to that scripture, you will know that the following verses are also part of that topic.
Or, after creating your topical reference of one verse, select that verse and hyperlink back to it. Click on the "Edit" menu in MarkMyScriptures, tap "Select text for Clipboard", and drag your stylus over the additional text you wish to copy to the reference. Tap on "Copy", then tap "Ok". Select "Topics" from the functions menu, and return to the reference you wish to alter. Tap "Edit" on the reference screen, select your reference, tap the top of the screen where it says "New reference", and select "Paste" from the edit menu. The additional verses will be pasted to the first. Click "Ok" and those verses will be added to your reference.
Or, hyperlink each individual verse bys selecting "Add to Topics" for each verse.
Or, add a "Note" on the reference screen showing the entire reference. This will appear below your original hyperlinked reference, for your information only-- it will not be hyperlinked. [Back to Top]
To scroll text, select the scroll function from the Navigate or Quick Menu. Palm® users: you may also choose to start the scroll function by drawing an "S" in the Graffiti® area. The text will start to scroll and a speed indicator will appear at the top of your screen. Drag the short bar on the indicator to the left with your stylus to decrease the scroll speed, or to the right to increase scroll speed. Text may appear grainy at very high scroll speeds.
Tap the screen once with your stylus to halt scrolling.
Instead of scrolling, you may choose to page up or down by pressing the appropriate hardware button on your handheld device. You may activate a document scroll bar by selecting that option from the "Prefs" menu under "preferences." You can then tap the up or down arrows on the scroll bar to move up or down incrementally. Palm® users may also scroll up/down one line by drawing an up or down line in the Graffiti® area. [Back to Top]
To go back to a previous position, draw a backward line (backspace) between the "D" button and the reference indicator at the top of your screen. To go forward, draw a forward line (space) in the same spot. Up to 30 position changes are remembered. This feature is helpful if you are reading in a class, and the teacher has everyone turn to a new reference, and then back to the previous reading. Instead of re-selecting book, chapter and verse, you can return to your former position with one stroke. This feature will move you back and forth between documents, as well as between different books/chapters of the same document. [Back to Top]
Find (Look for/ Search) Function
Search your current document for keywords, by selecting the "Find" function from the Navigate or Quick menu. Palm® users: you may also choose to start the find function by drawing an "L" in the Graffiti® area. Enter your search word in the Graffiti® area. The search is not case sensitive, or limiting, so entering a partial word is acceptable. For example, entering the word "mote" would return matches for "Mote", "mote", "smote", "motes" etc.
Select a search method, and then click "OK." The default search method is searching from your current position to the end of the document. But you can choose "Search form beginning/End"-- to search from the beginning of the document to the end of it, "Wrap"-- to search from your current position, to the end of the document, then from the beginning of the document back to your position; "Reverse Search" -- to search from your current position back to the beginning of the document, or "Search Notes Instead"-- to search the text of your notes instead of the document text. The search will only look in the current document. You cannot search the entire Bible for a phrase, but must separately search the Old and New Testaments.
Go to the next instance of your keyword by choosing the "Find Next" function from the Navigate or Quick Menu. Return to the previous instance by choosing "Find Prev" from the Navigate or Quick menu. Palm users: you may choose to enter a space or a backspace, respectively in the Graffiti® area to use these functions.
You may also choose the "Next Mark"/"Prev
Mark" search functions from the Navigate or Quick menus. These
functions will find the next underline or note in your current document.
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Select the "Bookmark" function from the Navigate or Quick menu to insert a bookmark. A bookmark does not leave an icon on your screen. It is a memory marker of the page you are currently on. Name your bookmarks however is easiest for you. You may want to enter a short reference name, such as "Gen 3:"1 or you may name your bookmark "Personal Study", or some other name. In either case, a bookmark inserted at Genesis 3:1 will return you to that position.
= There are four functions on
your bookmark screen: Jump To, Reposition, Rename, and Delete. Jump
to is automatically selected. When entering your bookmarks screen,
selecting a bookmark from your list will "jump you" to that
bookmark.
= To reposition a bookmark, first select "Reposition" and
then select the bookmark you are moving. This function is useful if you have a daily reading program. Begin each day's reading session by selecting your bookmark, and end each session by repositioning it at your current reference. No more remembering where you left off!
For example, you may have a
"Personal reading" bookmark. You may conclude your reading in 1
Nephi 3:7, and leave your bookmark there. The following day, you will
"jump to" your bookmark, and begin reading. But when you are
done, you will select "Bookmark" then "reposition" then
"personal reading" so your "personal reading" position is
moved forward each day.
= To rename a bookmark, select "Rename" first, then tap
on the bookmark you wish to rename.
= To delete a bookmark, select "Delete" first, then tap
on the bookmark you wish to delete.
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Change your font by selecting the "Font" function from the Navigate or Quick menu. A screen of possible fonts will appear. Select the font you want, and your document will appear in that font type. [Back to Top]
Moving Documents to a Memory Card
Select the "Move Doc to Card" option from the Doc menu. The document you are currently in will be moved to your storage card. It is best to use this function, and not your device function to move files. MarkMyScriptures scans only the storage card/books directory for documents. If files are not in this directory, they will not appear in your document list. The "Move to Card" option places the files in the correct directory.
To move files back to your device, select the "Move Doc to Device" function from the Doc menu. Important Note: The MarkMyScriptures program file must remain in main memory. Only your document files can be stored on a memory card. [Back to Top]
You may choose the following settings by clicking on the "Preferences" functions in the Prefs menu:
Backup current doc/idx
file Don't backup current doc/idx file
Backup all doc/idx files Backup no doc/idx files
Backing up large doc files takes time when you are synchronizing your handheld
device. You may want to only back up your files and indexes occasionally,
as the original files should still be saved on your PC from the first download,
or from when you created them.
Marks are always backed up, so you do not need to check a preference for this.
Other settings:
Show Scrollbar in scriptures-- shows a document scroll bar to the side of
the text. Takes up room on your document screen so less text can fit, but
some people prefer it for reading.
Show last line as first after scroll-- when you end a scroll, displays
what would have been the following screen, instead of displaying the current
screen.
Add entire verse (topic add mode)-- Adds the entire verse when you link a
scriptural reference to a topic. If this is not checked, it adds only the
first few lines of a verse to the topic.
Refresh docs list on program start-- If this option is checked, you do
not need to click the "refresh" button to see newly added documents.
Small font for B/C/V selection-- allows your book/chapter/verse screens
to display a small font size, even if your document text size is large. If
your B/C/V font is large, you will only have partial words on the books screen,
and a crowded screen on your numbers screen. [Back
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Exporting Marks and Topics to Your PC
MarkMyScriptures cannot be viewed from your PC. However, notes, marks, and topical indexes are backed up to your PC in case of data loss. In addition, you can export your notes, underlines, and topics files to the "memo" function of your handheld. These items will then be available on your PC as part of your devices desktop. From there you can copy these files to another format if you desire.
To export your marks to a memo, select the "Export marks to memo " option in the Doc menu. This will send ALL of your notes and underlines for your current document to a memo file. The memo category they will be assigned to is "unfiled."
To export your topics to a memo, select the "topics" function from the Navigate or Quick menu. On the main topics screen, tap the word "topic" in the upper left hand corner. Select "export to memo." This will send your current index and all its topics to a memo file. The memo category they will be assigned to is "unfiled". [Back to Top]
Tap your pull down menu area and choose the " Edit" menu. Tap "Sel text for Clipboard." Drag stylus over the text you wish to copy. The text is then in your device clipboard. You can paste it to a note, to a memo, or to any other area where paste is an option. [Back to Top]
MarkMyScriptures can read any non-proprietary document in DOC format. If the file is in the proper format it will appear in your document list. Important Note: The Book, Chapter and Verse functions will only work on indexed doc files. Other files will have only the "D" function, and must be navigated by a document scroll bar. However, the scroll, search, notes, and underline functions are available for non-indexed documents as well as the scripture files.
You can create your own indexed documents for MarkMyScriptures with the free MakeMyScriptures utility, available on the "Downloads" page of our website, www.skimware.com. You can create an index for any plain text file. Navigate your patriarchal blessing, business documents and more. [Back to Top]
Graffiti® commands:
S - start scroll
F - font
D - document
B - book
C - chapter
V - verse
L - Look For (Find)
[space] - Find Next
[Back] - Find Previous
P - Previous Mark
N - Next Mark
[shift] - up 1 line
[I] - down 1 line
M - Edit/Copy Mode (instead of underline, will copy to
clipboard)