Active Highlighting

You can apply color highlighting to entire verses in Texts, and words or phrases in Texts or Tools. Word highlights appear only in the 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 which they were applied. Highlights are defined in a predefined file (My Mobile Highlights), installed with the application. If desired you can use the highlight file from the desktop version of Accordance. You can also syncClosed From the word synchronization; the process by which data is moved from a computer to a mobile device. highlights between your computer and mobile deviceClosed Android mobile devices. All these procedures are detailed below.

  1. Highlighted verse
  2. Highlighted selection (one word or phrase)
  3. A highlight color applied to the verse with a highlight style applied to a selection.

  1. Tap and hold on a verse reference in the Main View. The Action menu appears.
  2. To apply a color highlight to more than one verse, tap the left or right arrows above the Action menu. The selected verses are displayed.
  3. Tap Highlight Verse(s). The available highlights and symbols for the default Highlights file are displayed.
  4. Do one of the following:
  5. Tap Recents to select a recently used Highlight or symbol.
  6. Tap Colors to select a Highlight color or style (colored underline).

  7. The highlight is applied to the selected verse(s) in every installed TextClosed When capitalized, refers to a primary source in the Accordance Library translation or version.

  1. Select and hold on the selection be highlighted. The Action menu appears.
  2. Tap Highlight on the Action menu. The available highlights and symbols for the default Highlights file are displayed.
  3. Do one of the following:
  4. Tap Recents to select a recently used Highlight or symbol.
  5. Tap Colors to select a Highlight color or style (colored underline).

  6. The highlight is applied to the selected verse(s) in every installed TextClosed When capitalized, refers to a primary source in the Accordance Library translation or version.

  1. Tap the Active Highlighting button (The Active Highlighting button is used to select and highlight text at the same time.) on the Main View toolbar. Active Highlighting is turned on, indicated by a hazy border surrounding the button (The Active Highlighting button is used to select and highlight text at the same time.).
  2. If a different highlight style is desired, press and hold the Active Highlighting button to display a menu of recently used highlight styles.
  3. Tap and hold on a word, then drag to the desired location. The Highlight palette is displayed. You can choose to accept the highlighted selection or change the highlight style.
  4. To accept the highlighted selection, tap anywhere on the screen. The Highlight palette closes.
  5. To change the highlight style, select a recently used highlight style from the Highlight palette or tap the Extra Items button (show button) and select a different highlight style from the display.
  6. You can also do any of the following when the Highlight palette is displayed:
  7. Tap Recents to select a recently used Highlight.
  8. Tap Colors to select a Highlight color or style (colored underline).

  9. The highlight is applied to the selected verse(s) in every installed TextClosed When capitalized, refers to a primary source in the Accordance Library translation or version.

You can create new sets of highlight files on Mac or Windows. This enables defining a large variety of styles for each highlight file, and applying the highlights to entire verses or individual words or phrases.

The Sync feature brings all selected Highlight files up to date on both devices, and merges any changes made, whether on Mac, Windows or Android device.

After syncingClosed From the word synchronization; the process by which data is moved from a computer to a mobile device. the highlight files between your Mac or Windows computer and mobile deviceClosed Android mobile devices, you can select which default Highlight file to use via the Settings.

To change the default Highlights file:

  1. Tap the Menu button (), tap Settings, and tap Highlight file. A list of Installed Highlight Files is displayed.

  2. Tap the desired Highlight File.

    The new Highlights file displays the word and verse highlights wherever they have been applied in your current Texts or Tools. You can also use any of the defined styles in that file to highlight additional verses.

You can search for a specific highlight by adding the STYLE command in the Search Entry box.

  1. Open Search View.
  2. In the Search Entry box, add the STYLE command. The command [STYLE *] is added.
  3. The asterisk (*) will find all highlights. Replace the asterisk with a specific Style name to limit the Search to just that highlight.
  4. Combine this command with other search criteria to find a specifically highlighted word. For example: [STYLE *] <AND> Moses in the Search Entry box will find any verses with the word Moses and some highlighting.