Using the Toolbar

The Primary Workspace Toolbar

The default appearance of the toolbar can be customized. Right-click on the toolbar to access the toolbar shortcut menuClosed Also known as a contextual menu, acessed by right-clicking (or pressing Ctrl+Click, Mac only) over a screen element.

You can

To save screen space, the toolbar can be hidden. Do one of the following:

  • Choose Hide Toolbar from the shortcut menu.
  • Choose Hide Toolbar from the Window menu.
  • Press Opt++0 to hide/show the toolbar.
  • For Mac OSClosed Operating System X 10.6 systems and earlier, click the Hide Toolbar button ( , top right of the Workspace).

All the toolbar items initiate commands, or open pop-up menus for accessing commands. If a toolbar item has a small arrow pointing downward (), clicking that item opens a pop-up menu for accessing a variety of commands.

  1. Right-click on the toolbar and choose Customize Toolbar from the shortcut menu. The Customize Toolbar dialog box appears.

    Drag any of the items, or the Default set of icons to the toolbar, to add them to it

  2. Drag any of the items in the dialog box to the toolbar. You can also drag the default set of buttons onto the toolbar.
  3. Click Done when done.
  1. Library items can be added to the toolbar by doing one of the following:
  2. Right-click on the item (resourceClosed 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 module or folder) and select Save to Toolbar from the shortcut menu.
  3. Drag-and-drop the item directly to the toolbar.
  4. Drag-and-drop any resource tab to the Toolbar to create a button for that specific resource on the Toolbar.
  5. To open a favorite 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 on the toolbar in a new workspace, click the toolbar item then press Command.
Icon Meaning Details
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. Opens a pop-up menu with the same items listed in the Amplify menu
Analytics Opens a pop-up menu for selecting analysis options
Atlas Opens a pop-up menu for selecting a map background; the map opens in a separate Atlas zone
Characters Opens the Characters popover
Context Opens the selected text in a Text tab
Daily Reading Opens a new Workspace displaying the default Daily Reading
Diagram Opens a Diagram tab
Easy Install Opens the Easy Install dialog box for installing new content
English Tools Opens a pop-up menu for choosing and opening an English Tool module
Inserts a flexible space on the toolbar Flexible Space Click and drag to add a flexible space to the toolbar
General Tools Opens a pop-up menu for choosing and opening a General Tool module
Greek Tools Opens a pop-up menu for choosing and opening a Greek Tool module
Hebrew Tools Opens a pop-up menu for choosing and opening an Hebrew Tool module
Help Opens this Help in your default browser
Highlights Opens the Highlights popover
Instant Details Opens the Instant Details integrated in the Workspace
Language Opens a pop-up menu for choosing one of the language tools
Library Opens/Closes the Library
Examples of Library items added to the toolbar Library: Items added to the toolbar Opens the selected item in a new tab or zone (depending on the item)
New Tab Opens a pop-up menu with the same items as when accessing the File menu and choosing New.
New Construct Opens a pop-up menu for creating the desired Construct
Paper Opens a pop-up menu for creating a new Paper or opening a saved Paper
Parsing Opens a Parsing tab
Preferences Opens the Preferences dialog box
Print Prints the activeClosed The application, window, tab, or other screen element which is currently being used; sometimes called the "front" or "frontmost" screen element Workspace or selection
Reference Tools Opens a pop-up menu for choosing and opening a Reference Tool module
Search Selection Searches for the selected text in the same module
Research box and pop-up menu Research Adds a Research box and pop-up menu; used to quickly search groups of 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 for the text entered in the box
Separator bar for the toolbar Separator Click and drag to add a separator to the toolbar
Slide Show Changes to Slide Show display of content
Inserts a fixed space on the toolbar Space Click and drag to add a fixed space to the toolbar
Speech The selected speech is spoken based on settings in the Preferences
Stack Add to Stack Click to add selection to current stack. Click and hold to 1) add selection to an alternate stack, 2) open the current stack, 3) or create a new stack
Sync Syncs Accordance with Accordance on your iOS
Timeline Opens the Timeline in a separate zone
Updates Checks for updates to Accordance content
User Tools Opens a pop-up menu for choosing and opening a User Tools module
User Notes Opens a pop-up menu for choosing and opening a User Notes module
Word Chart Opens a Word Chart tab
Workspaces Opens a pop-up menu for saving a Workspace or opening a saved Workspace
Text Browser Opens the Text Browser in a separate zone
Tutorials Opens the Tutorials menu
Web Browser Opens the Web Browser in a separate zone