How To Add Your Own Material

Step 1 - Create the text file

Create your material using any text editor of your choice. The text must be saved as plain text.

At the start of your material enter $$$ 1 as a marker indicating the start of section one.

At the beginning of the next section place the next marker $$$ 2. Continue in this manner until all of the topic sections are done.

Example:

$$$ 1
Material for section one should be located here. The line above represents the start of the page.
$$$ 2
This would be the start of section number two.
$$$ 3
Section three would go here etc..
End of your material.

Step 2 - Adding Your Material to the Program

Open up the program and go to "Tools > User Module Tools > Define User Material.

Create a new book or book set. See Creating User Material for more information. Be sure to record the name you entered in the first box. You will need it for the next step.

Rename your text file to - filename.exp where <filename> is the name of the book you created in the above step.

Import the material into the program book directory you created in the above steps. In the menu go to "Tools > User Module Tools > Import > Note/Book/Lexicon." See the help Importing a Module for more information. Be sure to select "Batch Input Mode" and select the location of the exp file. The "OK" button will not be usable until the exp file is found.

Adding Images

To add an image to your material, convert it to jpeg format and re-name it ixxxxx.jpg. Replace the "xxxxx" with 5 numbers.

Example: i00118.jpg

Copy this file into the directory where your new book is located. For example if your book is named "mybook" the file would be copied into "mybook00."

At the location you want to open the image enter "See Image 118". Use the same number that you used when you renamed the image file.

Step 3 - Creating the Index

Open up the book to the first page (book 0). It should be blank.

Right click on the window and select "edit" from the popup menu or press "E" to switch to the editor mode.

On the first line enter $index. Place it against the left margin.

In the next line enter a zero enclosed with quotation marks ("0"), a space and the book title you want to be displayed when you open the index.
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Below the zero enter "1" using the quotation marks, a space and the first book title.

Example -

$Index
"0"   The ANSWERS Book
"1"   About the Authors
"2"   Preface
"3"   Answers in Brief
"4"   What Happened to the Dinosaurs?

When you are finished right click to open the popup menu and click on "Check". Correct any errors found. Right click and select "Save & Exit" from the popup menu.

Step 4 - Checking Your Material

Open up each book to check and edit your material using the program editor. This step will catch the majority of errors in the text.

Step 5 - Module Check and Compiling

The next step is to compile and check your book that you have created. The features are located under Tools > User Module Tools > Compile Tools. Read the helps for each before using.

Notes

Follow steps 1, 2, 4 and 5 above to create a note set. Use $$$ <Verse reference> instead of a book number. You do not have to create an index for notes sets.

Example:

$$$ Ge 1.1
In the beginning God created... Notes for Genesis 1.1. The line above represents the start of the page.
$$$ Ge 1.2
And the earth was without form, and void; Commentaries on Genesis 1.2 would be here.
$$$ Ge 1.3
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. End of your material.

Proper abbreviations must be used. See help on Abbreviations for the format.