• Commands, menu items, and labels that appear next to boxes on the screen are presented in a boldface font. For example, "Click OK" means "click on the OK button in the dialog box."
• Consecutive commands from the same menu are presented one after the other, joined by a ">" sign. For example, "On the Display menu, choose Show Text As>Paragraphs" means "On the Display menu, choose Show Text As and then choose Paragraphs."

Note Do not confuse this use of the “>” symbol with use of the same symbol in Accordance itself for entering commands in the Search tab The core tab used to search Bible texts, it consists of a search entry area and a search results area and elsewhere.

• Instructions for accessing shortcut menus are written as follows: "Right-click and choose xxx", where xxx is the option in the shortcut menu Also known as a contextual menu, acessed by right-clicking (or pressing Ctrl+Click, Mac only) over a screen element. The Ctrl+Click keyboard and mouse combination functions the same as a right-click.
• Instructions for accessing pop-up or drop-down menus are written as follows: “Click and choose xxx,” where xxx is the option in the pop-up or drop-down menu.
• Instructions for accessing a particular icon button command on a tab are written as follows: "Click XXX X on the tab", where XXX is the name of the command and X is a picture of the icon or the text command.

• A single (text) keyboard command is written between dashes. For example, "Press Ctrl" means "Press the Control button on the keyboard."
• All keyboard combinations (also termed "shortcut keys") are presented in abbreviated form and joined by a bold plus sign “+.“ The "+" sign means "while holding down the previous key, press the next key." For example, Ctrl+C means "while holding down the Control key, press C." Other symbols and abbreviations used when referring to shortcut keys are shown in the table below.
• The arrow keys on your keyboard are indicated by the following bolded text:↑, ↓, ←, →.

Key	In Software	Symbol or Text in Help	Example	Meaning
			+C	Press the Command key and C at the same time
		Opt	Opt++C	Press the Option key, Command key, and C at the same time
		Ctrl	Ctrl++C	Press the Control key, Command key, and C at the same time
		Shift	Shift++A	Press the Shift key, Command key, and A at the same time
		Esc	Esc	Press the Escape key
		Del	Del	Press the Delete key
		Tab	Tab	Press the Tab key

Throughout the text, the following terminology is used with regard to mouse commands.

Mouse Command	Meaning
Click	Click once with the left mouse button
Double-Click	Click twice, rapidly in succession, with the left mouse button
Triple-Click	Click three times, rapidly in succession, with the left mouse button
Right-Click	Click once with the right mouse button
Click and hold	Refers to the action of pressing and holding down the left mouse button as it hovers over a particular screen element Any part of an application that is visible, such as workspaces, menu bars, or windows (as opposed to a quick click with the mouse).
Opt+Click, Ctrl+Click, and similar	Press the option key while clicking, or press the control key while clicking. Another example would be: "Press Shift+Ctrl+Click, which means to press the shift and control keys while clicking.

If desired, you can hide or show the left navigation panel. To do so:

Click the tab separating the Navigation pane from the Topic pane. Click the tab again to reopen the Navigation pane.

You can perform simple and complex searches via the Search box at the top right of the Help. To do so:

1. Enter the desired word or phrase in the Search box.

• You can use quotation marks for limiting to an exact phrase search.
• The search results give priority according to case; hence a search for "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." will give slightly different results than a search for "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.."

2. Click the Search button (). A new page opens listing all topics matching your search criteria.

3. Click the topic which seems most relevant to your search. The topic is displayed in the right panel.
4. To find the specific search string in the selected topic, press +F and re-enter the search words. The desired words are highlighted in the topic.

The Glossary is used to quickly find definitions of words, specific to Accordance Bible Software. To use the Glossary:

1. Click the Glossary tab. The Glossary is displayed in the left navigation pane.

2. Click a term to display its definition.
3. Click the term again to hide the definition.

You can look for specific information by clicking keywords in the Index. To do so:

1. Click the Index tab. The Index is displayed in the left navigation panel.

2. Scroll through the list to find the desired term.

3. Click the desired term. The topic with the term in it appears in the topic panel.
4. To find a specific term in the Index, press +F and re-enter the search words. The desired words are highlighted in the topic.

Note If a term is inside drop-down text, the drop-down text does not automatically open. You must manually click the text to display the term in that part of the help.

To quickly return to the Accordance Help splash page, click the Accordance Bible Software logo on the top left of the Help.

You can navigate quickly between sequential topics by clicking Previous Topic () or Next Topic () on the Help toolbar. The navigation sequence is as shown in the Table of Contents.

If there is additional task-related, conceptual, or reference information available regarding the currently displayed topic, links appear at the bottom of the page. Always look at the bottom of the topic for more information such as a different task or details about a dialog box that the topic may be referring to.

Information of common interest is also provided at the very bottom of each topic (such as What's New, and a link to our website).