Amplify To and From the Timeline

You can 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 and from a timeline, as well as from the displayed details and the Timeline Data tab.

Amplify to the TimelineAmplify to the Timeline

To find a name on the Timeline by amplifying from a Bible text or one of the tools:

  1. Select the name in the Bible text or a tool (for example, David).
  2. Click Timeline (Click to open a Timeline) in the Library. A new Timeline tab opens displaying that name.
  3. You can also use 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 (Amplify>Timeline or the shortcut menuClosed Also known as a contextual menu, acessed by right-clicking (or pressing Ctrl+Click, Mac only) over a screen element (right-click, Lookup>Timeline).
  4. Click the recycle symbol () to reuse the same tab to amplify to a different Timeline. This way you can display a series of names from the Text or Tool in the same Timeline tab.
  5. If the name occurs in more than one place on the Timeline, all names are displayed. Click Find in the Timeline tab to find a specific item by looking at the qualifiers after duplicate names in the list.
  6. The Extra Items are displayed and function in the same way as those located using the Find button on the Timeline tab.

Amplify to the Timeline from a Verse ReferenceAmplify to the Timeline from a Verse Reference

To find a name on the Timeline by amplifying from a verse reference:

  1. Right-click on a verse reference in a Text (for example, Genesis 1:1).
  2. Select Lookup>Timeline from the shortcut menu. A new Timeline tab opens displaying the Pentateuch.

Amplify from the TimelineAmplify from the Timeline

You can also select any name on the Timeline, and choose a Bible Text or Tool, or one of the Research options from the toolbar.

Amplify from Timeline DetailsAmplify from Timeline Details

You can amplify from the names and Scripture references in the Timeline details to the default Text or Tool.

  • Clicking on a name in the details to open the default English tool such as a Bible Dictionary and search for that name.
  • When applicable, a Bible reference is displayed under the dates.Click the reference to open (or recycle) a Text tab and display the entire reference in the default Bible text.
  • If the reference is not found in the default Bible text a blank tab opens. If a Text tab was already open, nothing changes. You can then select another text from the Text order pop-up menu (if necessary) to display the reference.
  • Example: You are looking for more information about Judas Maccabeus on the Timeline. The default English text is KJVS. In the Timeline details, you note a reference to I Macc. 2:42-47, but when you click it, a blank Text tab opens since the book of Maccabees is in the Apocrypha. On the Text Order pop-up menu of the Text tab, change the a Bible with the Apocrypha, for example, the KJVA, then click the reference again in the Timeline Details area. The text of I Macc. 2:42-47 is now displayed in the Text tab.
  • To change the default Bible text and English tool, on the Display menu, choose Select Set Timeline Display.

Amplify from Timeline Data TabAmplify from Timeline Data Tab

You can select any name, phrase, or verse reference in the Timeline Data tab and amplify to any Text or Tool in the Library or Amplify menu, or to the Map or Timeline. Right-click or Ctrl+Click in the pane opens a shortcut menu with several amplify options.