Work with User Groups

Note for Experience Accordance Users

The My Groups category replaces the Text Sets, Tool Sets, Research Groups, and Favorite Modules.

The My Groups category provides maximum flexibility for quickly and easily grouping, opening, and searching modulesClosed 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. This is done by creating your own groups (termed User Groups) which are stored in the My Groups category of the Library. User Groups are essentially folders with aliases that point to any combination of modules desired. You can then amplifyClosed 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. to all modules in a group at one time.

Once created, User Groups can be accessed via the Library (My Groups category) or the AmplifyClosed 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.

Create User Groups Create User Groups

Note for Experience Accordance Users

Any Text Sets, Tool Sets, Research Groups, or Favorite Modules defined in earlier versions of Accordance are converted to User Groups and appear as folders in the My Groups category.

  1. Add a folder in the My Groups category and give it a descriptive name.
  2. There are several ways to add a folder to the My Groups category:
  3. Select a moduleClosed 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 in the Library, right-click it (or click the Action Item pop-up menu), and choose Add To User Group > [New Group].
  4. Select the My Groups category or a sub-folder in that category, right-click it (or click the Action Item pop-up menu), and choose Add Folder.

    You can also use the following shortcut keys: Shift+ Ctrl+N.
  5. You cannot create or move User Groups folders inside one another.
  6. Drag-and-drop the desired modules from any category into the folder in the My Groups category. The module appears in the folder.

    The module remains in its original location in the Library and can be accessed as usual. The module name in the My Groups folder is actually an alias or pointer to the desired module.
  7. Continue adding modules, as desired, to the folder.
  8. You can drag-and-drop modules from one folder to another.
  9. Alt+Drag to copy an alias in another folder.
  10. An alias cannot be the first item in My Groups unless there is no other content in the My Groups category.

    The names of your User Groups appear in the Amplify menu and the Library. The User Groups also appear in the My Groups shortcut menuClosed Also known as a contextual menu, acessed by right-clicking (or pressing Ctrl+Click, Mac only) over a screen element used for amplifying to any module within a group.

Delete User GroupsDelete User Groups

A User Group can be deleted, like any other item in the Library. Deleting a User Groups folder deletes all the aliases in that folder. However, the modules themselves are not removed from the Library.

Open and Search User GroupsOpen and Search User Groups

There are a few ways to open and search User Groups.

Amplify to User GroupsAmplify to User Groups

You can amplify directly to all modules in a User Group by creating a favorite workspace of those modules and amplifying to the favorite workspace.

  1. Press Ctrl+ and double-click to open all modules in the User Group in a new workspace.
  2. Add the workspace as a favorite via the Add Items pop-up menu in the Library.

    You can also create a favorite workspace via the Library or Window menu.
  3. Select text and amplify to the favorite workspace via the Library. All the modules open in separate tabs in a new workspace. The search text appears in the Search Entry box of each tab and the hits are displayed.

You can amplify to a single module in a User Group via the shortcut menus.

  1. Select a verse, word, or phrase in a text pane.
  2. Right-click and choose My Groups. Menu options appear for all defined User Groups.
  3. Choose the desired module from the My Groups submenus. The module opens in a new tab, the search text appears in the Search Entry box, and all hits are displayed.