# First Startup

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## Chapter 1. First Startup

Table 1.1. The first startup of BibleTime! This table describes the features of BibleTime!

Feature | Description
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MDI

MDI is the abbreviation for Multiple Document Interface. With the help of MDI it's possible to have more than one display window opened at the same time! You may view two different bibles side by side and compare their text. But it's also possible to open only one window as in prevous versions of BibleTime. The menu Window is used to work with the MDI interface. The MDI area will only contain display windows, nothing else. This clean presentation avoids confusing users with too many choices.

Display window

A display window is a window inside the MDI area of BibleTime. A display window presents the content of a document (Sword module) in a reasonable format (for example Bibles will be displayed as HTML text with hyperlinks to verse references). We use display windows to have a general approach for the future. Crosswire will extend Sword as more material is made available for distribution. When new module types are created for Sword we will simply create additional types of display windows. This approach makes BibleTime extensible in the future, and able to display any type of module that might be created in (for example maps or sound modules ...).

Main index

The main index is the tree on the left side of BibleTime's application window. The main index combines bookmark management and module management. To work with the main index use the right mouse button menu. The main index is Drag 'n' Drop capable: You can drag verse references from a an open document or from the search dialog into the main index to create a bookmark, and you can move items in the tree (e.g. move groups or bookmarks into another group).

Search interface | The search feature is now in its own window. Click with the right mouse button on a module and select Search in Selected module(s) to open the search dialog. The dialog contains sections to enter the searchphrase, set the searchscope and to navigate through the items found. The last tab shows the graphical search analysis.
Drag 'n' Drop | Drag & Drop is an important part of BibleTime! You can drag documents, verse references, bookmarks, document groups, search results etc. Places where you can drop them are the main index, the document windows, and the commentary editor. Simply play around a little to find out how our Drag & Drop system does work! We hope you like it.

Table 1.2. Here's a short list of useful URLS with more information about BibleTime!

URL | Description
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www.bibletime.de | This is the homepage of BibleTime! Browse to this page to read documentation pages. Don't forget to read the FAQ on www.bibletime.de, it contains answers to questions you'll probably have.

www.crosswire.org

This is the home of Crosswire Bible Society! Crosswire Bible Society produces the Bible text module library - and the library manager Sword! You can down load the Bible text modules from this page. Most of the modules available from Crosswire Bible Society are either in the public domain or have been released to Crosswire Bible Society for distribution by the copyright holder. Modules that are not released for free distribution are locked. Please see the helpdialog on locked modules before downloading locked modules.