New Form
The New button is visible on the List form whenever the Learn category is selected in the category popup menu (Figure 3-1). Tapping on this button will take you to the New form (Figure 3-2). The New form provides one way to add new verses to the MyVerses database.
The standard Edit menu is supported on this screen so you can paste entire blocks of text copied from any number of Scripture texts available in electronic format (Figure 3-3). This is a convenient option if you have a Scripture program installed on your handheld device. Scripture on your desktop PC, or downloaded from the Internet, can also be easily copied to a memo in the Palm Desktop and then HotSync'd to your handheld for copying into MyVerses.
Verses can also be entered using Graffiti or a keyboard. While this might seem slow, it can be a helpful part of the learning process.
The Topic field is an optional field used to categorize or present supplemental information about the verse. MyVerses allows you to hide this field if you prefer not to use it (compare Figure 3-2 and Figure 3-4). The Show Topics option on the Preference form controls the display of this field. The Topic field may have up to 128 characters in multiple lines.
The Reference field holds the address, or location, of the passage and is required when adding a record to the MyVerses database. It is typically composed of a book name followed by chapter and verse numbers. The Reference field is limited to 42 characters in a single line.
Many people choose to memorize from a single version exclusively and do not need to identify the Scripture version referenced in every record. When memorizing from more than one version, however, it may be helpful to include a version identifier in the Reference field. In Figure 3-5 the (KJV) notation shown in the Reference field stands for King James Version.
The Passage field holds the text from the Scripture passage identified by the reference. Including the text for the passage in the MyVerses record allows you to use the Learning Tools while memorizing the passage and makes it easy to check your recall during reviews. The Passage field may contain up to 3860 characters in multiple lines.
Tapping the Done button on the New form, after entering your Scripture passage information, will return you to the List form. The Topic and Reference fields for the newly created record will be displayed in the list. (As mentioned before, MyVerses allows you to hide the Topic field if you prefer not to see it.) A bullet denotes each item on the List form when viewing items in the Learn category (Figure 3-6).
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Figure 3-1 The New button is displayed on the List form when viewing the Learn list.
Figure 3-2 The New form provides one way to add new verses to the MyVerses database.
Figure 3-3 The Edit menu allows you to copy blocks of text into the New form.
Figure 3-4 The Topic field may be hidden, via the Show Topics option on the Preferences form, if you don't want to use it.
Figure 3-5 The New form with entries in the Topic, Reference and Passage fields.
Figure 3-6 The List form displays the Topic and Reference fields for the newly created record.
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Importing
MyVerses supports importing verses from memos. This can be extremely useful for those who want to transfer Scripture passages from their PC. This might include those who prefer to download Scripture from an Internet web site, or those who have Bible software installed on their desktop computer.
This mechanism provides a way for memos, originally created on the desktop PC in the Palm Desktop application, to be quickly loaded into MyVerses after they have been copied to the handheld device via a HotSync operation.
Figure 3-7 shows a memo correctly formatted for use by the import facility. All verses imported must include a reference denoted by the "R:" tag at the beginning of a line. Topic information, if any, should be on a separate line denoted by the "T:" tag. The text for the passage itself should be on a line that starts with a "P:" tag as shown in the figure. The reference is required and must always be first, but the optional topic and passage lines may appear in any order following the reference. As shown in the example, multiple selections may be included in a single memo.
To import a memo, select Import... from the List menu on the List form (Figure 3-8).
Memos may be viewed by category in the Import form. Tap on the memo to be imported to select, and then tap on the Import button to import (Figure 3-9).
A confirmation message will be displayed after the memo has been imported. This message will indicate the number of records created during the import (Figure 3-10).
Tapping the Done button will exit the Import form and return to the List form where the success of the import process can be verified (Figure 3-11).
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Figure 3-7 A memo with two verses in the correct format for import by MyVerses.
Figure 3-8 Navigate to the Import form by selecting Import... from the List menu on the List form.
Figure 3-9 Memo selected for import.
Figure 3-10 Confirmation message displayed after memo has been imported.
Figure 3-11 List form displaying records successfully created by import process.
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Beaming
MyVerses records may be beamed between Palm devices with infrared capability. This feature makes it easy for a mentor or group leader to share verses with others.
Either individual records (Figure 3-12) or entire lists (Figure 3-13) may be beamed.
Records are always created in the Learn list on the receiving device regardless of the list from which they are sent.
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Figure 3-12 Individual records may be beamed by selecting Beam Record from the Record menu on the View form.
Figure 3-13 Entire lists may be beamed by selecting Beam List from the List menu on the List form.
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MySetup
MySetup is a companion application for MyVerses that will load sample verses into the database so you can quickly try out some of the features built into MyVerses. See Appendix B for a detailed description of this program.
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