Search Entry Area: Tools Tab

The Search Entry area of a Tools tab is similar in function to that of a Search tab The core tab used to search Bible texts, it consists of a search entry area and a search results area. The More options area can be expanded or closed ( Click to display additional options in the Search Entry area ).

Each part of the Search Entry area is described below.

Search Entry Area of a Tools Tab

#	Description	Details
1	Resource Pop-up Menu	Shows the current resource 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 and allows you to select any tool. Related items are displayed first, followed by every Tool category. The criteria you enter into the Search Entry box are matched against the contents of the tool.
2 & 3	Field Options pop-up Menu in the Search Entry box	At least one Search Entry box (3) is displayed in a Tool tab, with a Field setting (2). Many of the symbols and commands used in the Search tab can also be used in the Tools tab. The language of the Search Entry box varies with the language of the current field. A Field in a Tool 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 is defined as a type of information, analogous to a field in a database. The names of the fields depend on the particular tool. For example, in Easton's Bible Dictionary Entry refers to the indexed words which head each article, Contents to the article itself, and Scripture to the Scripture references defined within the article. When you search the tool directly, Accordance searches the current field for your search argument. Where more than one field of the same language exists in a Tool, those fields can be searched simultaneously by selecting [All English], or [All Hebrew], etc. The following languages are currently supported: English (Latin characters), Greek, Hebrew, Syriac, and Arabic. Transliteration and Manuscript fields are included in the [All English] field. When searching a Reference or Scripture field, Accordance finds any references which include the specified reference. Add an equal sign (=) before the reference to narrow the results to the exact reference. Pressing Opt when amplifying from a reference in a text performs an exact search. A list of all words or scripture references in a Tool can be displayed by pressing +J or by choosing Enter Words or Enter References on the Search menu.
4	Flex/Exact Search	Used to select a Flex or Exact Word search. When choosing a Flex (), or Exact () search, the selected option remains until you change it again.
5	Scope	Used to define the range of the search, Article (), or Paragraph (). Note: Main Article only appears in large dictionaries and lexicons that contain multiple subarticles below the main article.
6	More Search Options	Opens an additional Search Entry box with a Search Limit (6) selector, for further refining your search. Combined, these items enable performing quite complex Tool searches.
7	Search Limit	You can set the limits of the search argument for each additional Search Entry box. The limits are as follows: AND This search argument MUST be a part of the search results. OR This search argument MAY be a part of the search results. NOT This search argument MUST be excluded from the search results.
8	Search History Pop-up Menu	Used to review or select a previous search
9	Additional Search Entry Box	You can have up to four additional boxes, each with its own Field and Search Limit setting.

When multiple fields are used, and you mix the AND and OR relationships, each search field is evaluated in order.

Example:

If M is the main Search Entry Field,
AND, OR, NOT define the context of the searches, and
1, 2, 3, and 4, represent the extra search fields that you can use, then:

M AND 1 OR 2 NOT 3 = (M AND 1 NOT 3) or (2 NOT 3)

M OR 1 NOT 2 AND 3 = (M AND 3 NOT 2) or (1 AND 3 NOT 2)

M AND 1 NOT 2 OR 3 = (M AND 1 NOT 2) OR 3

M OR 1 AND 2 OR 3 = (M AND 2) or (1 AND 2) or 3

M OR 1 AND 2 OR 3 OR 4 = (M AND 2) or (1 AND 2) or 3 or 4

where = shows the argument as it would appear if parentheses were used to nest the expressions.