Identify Renderings (2.2b)
- Open the menu for the project and select Biblical Terms Renderings.
There are two ways to identify a rendering of a biblical term in the mini Biblical Terms Renderings panel.
- Paste or type the rendering in the Edit renderings dialog
- Drag and drop
Using the Edit renderings dialog box
- Double-click to select the rendering in the text.
- Press Ctrl C to copy it.
- Double-click the Renderings cell in the row for the Biblical Term.
- The Edit Renderings dialog box opens.
- Type or paste it in the Renderings box.
- Click OK.
- The rendering is now shown in the Renderings column, and a tick is shown in the Found column to show it is present in this verse.
To approve a guessed rendering
The guessed rendering is shown in the Renderings box with its orange background.
- Double-click the Renderings cell
- The Edit Renderings dialog box opens.
- Select the box Approve guessed renderings.
- Click OK.
- The orange background is removed.
Drag and drop – one-time setup
By default, drag and drop is disabled in Paratext to prevent you from reordering words by accident.
- Open the main Paratext menu.
- Under Paratext, click Paratext Settings.
- The Paratext Settings dialog box opens.
- “Enable Drag-and-Drop in Text Windows” is not selected.
- Click the checkbox.
- Click OK to save the settings.
- Drag and drop is now enabled.
Using Drag and drop
- First, select the relevant word or phrase.
- Then click on the selection but keep holding down the left mouse button.
- Whilst keeping the mouse button down, drag the mouse pointer to the row for the term in the Biblical Terms Renderings panel.
- Let go of the mouse button.
- The word appears in the Renderings column.
Using the full Biblical Terms window
The full Biblical Terms window provides another way to identify a rendering and approve a guess.
- Open the menu for the window.
- Expand the menu.
- Under Tools, click Biblical Terms.
- In the Biblical Terms window, the lowest pane displays the verses where the selected Biblical term occurs.
To identify the rendering of a biblical term
- Select the rendering in the verse text.
- On the toolbar, the button Add Rendering identifies the selected text as a rendering. (or Ctrl+A)
To approve the guessed renderings for a biblical term
- Select one or more biblical terms (using Ctrl or Shift-click)
- Open the menu for the window.
- Click Approve guessed renderings in selected terms.