Zones have different labels, depending on their content. If only one tab is in the zone, the zone takes the 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 tab name (depending on the item opened in the tab). An overview of all other zone labels you might encounter is given in the following table.

Follow these instructions to limit the number of zones opened automatically by Accordance when opening a new tab type.

1. On the Application menu, choose Preferences. The Preferences dialog box appears.
2. If not already selected, click Workspaces (list in the left of the dialog box) to display the Workspacessettings of the Preferences dialog box.
3. Choose the Default maximum zones from the first pop-up menu.
4. Available options are 1 through 8 zones, or Unlimited.
5. For options 1 through 8, additional tabs are added to either the current zone or a new workspace.
6. You can always add more zones by dragging a tab to create a new zone.
4. Click OK to save your changes and close the Preferences dialog box.

Drag the heavy dividers between zones to resize them.

You can quickly magnify a zone to the full size of the workspace in which it is placed, then return back to the zone's original size. This is especially helpful when using smaller screens, or for quickly viewing an image at full size.

You can work normally within the tabs of the magnified zone. However, if you 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. or cycle to another zone, that zone appears in the magnified zone replacing the original zone and tabs.

1. Pass the cursor over the left side of the Zone title area, until the plus icon appears ().
2. Click the plus icon (). The zone is magnified with all its content, and fills the workspace, as shown below.
3. To return the zone to its original display size, pass the cursor over the left side of the Zone title area until the minus icon appears (), then click the minus icon. The zone is restored to its original size.

A close button appears on the top left corner of a zone or tab when the mouse moves over it. Click the button to close the respective zone or tab.

You can quickly scroll through tab content using the space bar and shift key. Be sure to click in the text pane first.

• Press the space bar to page down through a pane.
• Press Shift+Space to page up through a pane.

For a faster workflow, you can quickly cycle between zones or tabs via the keyboard, to make a different zone or tab active.

Cycle between zones: Press Opt++[ or ]

Cycle between tabs in a zone: Press Ctrl+Tab

You can also press Shift+Ctrl+Tab to activate the tab to the left of the current tab.

You can drag-and-drop zones or tabs to a new target area An area in a workspace to which a zone or tab can be moved in the workspace. As you drag the zone bar or tab to the new target area, a thumbnail of the dragged item appears, providing a visual indicator of its new shape and location before releasing the mouse and completing the action. You also receive visual indicators of the target area, showing where the tab or zone will be placed, as shown below.

By dragging and dropping a zone or tab to a new target area, you can create just about any configuration desired in a workspace. You can:

• Move a tab from one zone to another: Drag-and-drop.
• Create a new zone from a tab: Drag the tab to a zone target area in the workspace.
• Rearrange zones and tabs: Drag a zone or tab to a different target area.
• Merge tabs from two different zones into one zone: Drag one zone into another zone.
• Create a duplicate tab or zone in a new location: Opt+Drag the tab or zone to create a duplicate in the new location.
• Move a tab or zone to a different workspace: Drag the tab or zone to another workspace. If this was the only zone in the workspace, the first workspace closes.
• Detach a tab or zone to create a new workspace: On the Window menu, choose Tabs & Zones and the desired zone or tab item. You can also detach a tab or zone as follows:
  • Right-click a tab and choose an item from the Tab shortcut menu Also known as a contextual menu, acessed by right-clicking (or pressing Ctrl+Click, Mac only) over a screen element.
  • Press Opt++Z to detach a zone.
  • Press Opt++T to detach a tab.
• Detach a zone to create a new workspace: On the Window menu, choose Tabs & Zones and the desired tab item.

Note Analytics tabs always open in a separate zone. They can be moved to create a new zone, and additional tabs can be moved to a zone with details from the same search tab. However, the details cannot be combined in a zone with any other kind of tab, nor with details from a different Search tab.