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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”.