Several tabs can be open at the same time, making it easy to view and analyze search results simultaneously. Tabs can be opened in several ways:

1. Opening tabs via the File Menu
2. File>New: Opens one of the listed tabs. Settings in the opened tab depend on defaults set in the Preferences dialog box.
3. File>New Workspace: Opens the default search text in a new workspace.
4. File>New Construct: Used to select the type of Construct tab to open.
5. File>Open: Used to select any Accordance module Any Bible text, or other single tool that can be read in Accordance, including reference texts and articles; may also be referred to as content or resource, or any file saved in Accordance. When a module initially opens, an asterisk is placed in the Search Entry box, resulting in the full content of that module. Opening a saved session The arrangement of screen elements when working with Accordance reopens the workspace(s) exactly as last saved.
   
   Double-click the file or module icon in the Finder to open the tab(s) in the same way.
2. Opening tabs via the Library
3. Simply double-click any module in the Library to open it in a new tab.
4. When tabs are opened by amplifying from a text selection to the Amplify To select words or a reference and search for the selection in the text or tool of your choice. You can select the resource in the Library or Amplify menus. A triple-click is a shortcut which amplifies to the top tool of the relevant category. menu or Library, the settings depend on the selection being amplified. These tabs are recyclable and are reused if the Amplify function is repeated.
3. Keyboard: Keyboard shortcuts can also be used to open some tabs.
4. New Search tab The core tab used to search Bible texts, it consists of a search entry area and a search results area: Ctrl+N
5. Simple Construct: Ctrl+1
6. Greek Construct: Ctrl+2
7. Hebrew Construct: Ctrl+3
4. Edit window: Ctrl+U
4. Commands in the Window menu are used to arrange and organize tabs and workspaces.

As you pass the cursor over the top left of a tab, a Close button appears (); click it to close the tab.

The File menu has several "close" commands:

• Close: Closes the active The application, window, tab, or other screen element which is currently being used; sometimes called the "front" or "frontmost" screen element tab or workspace.
• Close Tab: Closes the active tab in a workspace.
• Close Pane: Closes the selected text pane.
• Close All Windows: Closes all open tabs, workspaces, and the Library window. Only the palettes remain open.

The Tab shortcut menu Also known as a contextual menu, acessed by right-clicking (or pressing Ctrl+Click, Mac only) over a screen element is another quick way to close tabs. The tab does not have to be active to access the shortcut menu; this is a quick way to close inactive tabs.

• Right-click on a tab and choose Close Tab to close it.
• Right-click on a tab and choose Close Other Tabs to close all but that tab.
  
  

Whenever you close a tab in which changes have been made, a message appears, asking whether you want to save the tab. (You can suppress these messages in the General area of the Preferences dialog box.) The message offers the following choices:

• Don't Save closes the tab without saving.
• Cancel cancels the close action and the tab remains open.
• Save opens the Save dialog box in which each file (tab, workspace, or session) can be saved as it is closed.

A similar dialog box appears if you choose Quit on the File menu.

Tab display defaults can be set in a few ways. Full details can be viewed in the Related Topics.

• Via the Preferences Dialog Box: Changes made here (Text Display or Tool Display areas) affect display of ALL texts and tools. Default settings vary with the tab type and mainly affect new tabs.
• Via the Display Menu, Keyboard Shortcut ( Ctrl+T ), or Library: These options open a dialog box in which you can set the display for active tabs, and the default display for that text or tab type when it is reopened.

Note The label of the dialog box changes, depending on the selected option.

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Separate tabs can be linked together for searching or displaying results.

The LINK, CONTENTS, HITS, and MERGE commands combine a search argument in one tab with either the search argument or the verses displayed in another tab.

The Tie To option (Window>Tabs & Zones>Tab Ties) links two separate tabs to scroll together through verses.

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Most tabs can be reused by entering a new search argument in the Search Entry box.

You can also recycle tabs opened by amplifying; in this case amplifying from a new selection updates a current tab instead of opening a new one.

• Click the dimmed recycle icon on the window, or click Window>Tabs & Zones>Recycle Contents. A Recycle icon appears in the right of the active tab (). The window is automatically reused if the same Amplify item is selected again under the same conditions.

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A quick way to make a copy of an independent tab is to use the Duplicate options. This creates an exact duplicate of the active tab or workspace, except that the name of the new tab/workspace is followed by a number. Duplicating a tab or workspace does not modify the original in any way.

To duplicate a workspace, on the File menu, choose Duplicate.

To duplicate a tab, do one of the following:

• On the File menu, choose Duplicate Tab.
• Right-click on the tab and choose Duplicate Tab.
• Press Ctrl+D .

Hint This is a quick way to temporarily save a tab of interest while retaining the set up for recycling tabs.