How do you compress a module? theWord module compression

theWord module compression

theWord module compressionOBJECTIVE: Explain how to compress a theWord module.

theWord module compression. This tutorial page explains about how theWord Bible program compresses its files. This is an automatic thing, and it helps you to not have to do so. Actually, it is transparent if you activate it.

Why would you want to compress a module?

This is where we should start. Actually there good reasons to compress your modules. First of all, if you are uploading them to the Internet, if you are emailing them, if you are using the modules on a USB Flash memory drive and have limited space, all of these are reasons to compress a module.

What modules can you compress?

You can compress any module except for Bible modules which are just plain ASCII text files.

Exceptions

  • You cannot compress a premium “encrypted” module.
  • You cannot compress Bible modules (OT, NT, ONT).
  • You cannot compress a module if it is locked with a password.
Note that of course you can use a program like pkzip to compress any file. theWord program has this capacity to “INTERNALLY” compress and still use the file compressed which is why compressing it internally (from within theWord) is better than using an external compression program.

How do you compress a module

First of all, you need to select the module from the module select bar. Once you have the module in the bookview window, then right click on its title, or if it is in a folder on that bar, select the file and then right click on the folder.


Coghlan-parables-of-jesus Gbk
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In the popup dialog box that results, click the second tab at the top, and you should see this image (with your module’s information instead of the one I picked).

Once you have checked off the corresponding check boxes (above) you click ok and the dialog box will close. Note that this is the preferred way to compress a module to email it. Doing this, you will get as good file compression as using any compression utility out there, and whomever receives the module and immediately use without uncompressing it.



Eliminating theWord Bible text brackets

Eliminating theWord Bible text brackets

Eliminating theWord Bible text brackets. Tip: How do you get rid of the square brackets in the Bible texts? (Also when copying and pasting?)

Eph 1:2 Grace [be] to you, and peace, from God our Father, and [from] the Lord Jesus Christ.


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As you see in this example, these words are added words by the translators. Depending on your view of these things and what version of the Bible you are using, this can be distracting. The more modern version play rough with the original text and they, in general, don’t mind changing the exact words to something similar, so this is not even appearing in those Bible versions. For the Bible versions that try to maintain a one-to-one correspondence, this can appear in these more biblically true texts. Continue reading Eliminating theWord Bible text brackets





Method: Verse Collection from Cross References

Class Objective: This class will help you set up and make verse lists using some of the best cross-reference modules available.

Prerequisite Classes: Bible Verse List Feature

You will need to download, install and open some cross reference commentaries. Get them here:

My recommendation for use with this tutorial page is to download the Nave’s Topical Bible Commentary.

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Converting other program’s books into TheWord.

Class Objective: To learn how to convert other Bible Programs modules into theWord.

For this class, you will need to first download the theWord converter tool found here.

http://www.theword.net/index.php?article.tools&l=english

The formats that this utility imports are:

• RTF files from your local disk (to create a commentary or book)
• e-Sword modules (only non-password protected modules)
• Zefania XML modules
• Unbound Bible modules

Continue reading Converting other program’s books into TheWord.