# Starting &bibletime;

&bibletime; is a &kde; program and is integrated with the &kde; desktop. You can launch &bibletime; from the &kde; start menu in the applications group.

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&bibletime; can be launched from inside other window managers (like gnome) providing &kde; is installed. You will need to install your own icon to launch the program. See the window manager help files to see how.

&bibletime; can also be launched from a terminal command prompt. To launch &bibletime; open a terminal (any Xterminal) and type `&bibletime;`.

## Startup Sequence

As &bibletime; launches you may see some message screens:

- No Modules Installed - This is shown if you have forgotten to install sword modules, or if the sword modules can not be found.

- First Time Startup - This is shown the first time &bibletime; is launched.

- Daily Tips - These show on every startup, unless you turn them off. Daily tips

## Parts of the &bibletime; Window

Now the main &bibletime; window will open. It's operation is covered in the next chapter. The &bibletime; Application Window