Fourth Function: Browse Window

This post, much like the previous two, I will be talking about browse window. There are plenty of things that can be accomplished through the browse window some of which may be covered at a later time, in a later post.

The browse window is the second window that is seen in BW, looking from left to right. It is the Middle window. Out of all the windows it is probably the most important yet at the same time, the least functional. The window's main function is that of the text, which makes it the most important, because it is displaying the actual text. In the Search window you can select what you would like to be displayed, they are displayed in this window. Usually this is done by showing one verse of the text in multiple versions.

If you go to the top of the browse window and right click in some of the "empty" space, you will find there are some other things that you can do, from adding extra buttons (which if you need them can be helpful), to taking away everything of the heading.

On the top of the browse window there are several functions to choose from. There is the outline selection, or the "Outline List Box." This box when clicked has a drop down list. The list is a very limited outline of the entire Bible, the outline comes from Metzger. There are different outlines that you can use if you click on the box to the very right of the outline you can see a drop down list of various outlines to use. If you are feeling up to it and want to add things to the existing drop down or just edit it to say what you want, you can do that to, by simply clicking on that drop down list, selecting configure, which will open a small box and from there you can click edit and make the changes in the outline that you want.

Directly below the outline window to the left, you will find the "browse window options button." It looks like a bad picture of an open book in yellow and then a box that has been checked. If you click on this box you get a slew of choices of things you can do. You can turn on or off the Strong's numbers, for those that use them. You can also toggle your analysis window, basically this means getting rid of your analysis window and enlarging your browse window. However, the two features that are included in this that I like the most is the option to create a new analysis and resource summary windows. This is a very nice feature to me because I use multiple monitors when using BW, when this is the case I like to keep the browse window and then the User Notes open and then create an extra analysis and resource window to use on another monitor.

With this drop down you can also select your display versions, and toggle with your highlights whether you want the searched word or text to be highlighted or not, you can also arrange the order in which you wish to see your displayed text. You can also turn on/off your version notes that come with some Bibles such as the NET. all in all, if you have a use for them there are some very important features in this simple drop down list.