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Tips on Using MySword

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Category: About MySword
Published on Saturday, 13 August 2011 02:53
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To better use MySword, please read the following tips:

  1. Daily Use
  2. Configuring MySword for Optimal Use
  3. Searching
  4. Upgrading

Daily Use

  1. Backup your data regularly (e.g. everyday after writing some notes). To do this go tothe Menu->More->Backup data. This will backup your settings, highlights, bookmarks and notes (Personal verse notes and Journals) to the SD Card or any destination folder you specify.
  2. Backup your backup data from the SD Card to your Desktop computer every week for added protection.
  3. The contents of the Top buttons of Bible, Commentary, Dictionary, Notes and Journal/Book Views as well as the common Bottom buttons are scrollable/slidable (to the left of right). Please check the other buttons. For a description of the buttons see the User's Guide.

Configuring MySword for Optimal Use

  1. You can change the text size by going to Menu->Preferences, tap the Text size under Look and Feel, then select the preferred size.
  2. To improve the battery life, you can use a black background with white or light gray text. Go to Menu->Preferences, tap Color Theme, then select the preferred theme.
  3. You can rearrange the buttons at the Bottom and at the top for the Bible, Commentary, Dictionary and Journal/Book Views. Go to Menu->Preferences, scroll down at the bottom and select the desired view buttons you want to rearrange.

Searching

  1. There are two types of search supported by MySword: Default/Ordinary Search and FTS (full-text search). 
    • The Default/Ordinary Search is simply a contains all the strings/words type of search. That means ear will also match hear, tears and ears. There is no any word search feature.
    • The FTS is a word stem (root) type of search similar to the one used by search engines like Google. For example, ear will also match ears but not hear. Consequently, all stems are prefixes only.
    • FTS is a lot faster than the Default search because the FTS is indexed while the Default is not. The Default search will check all records at the database engine level (filtered by the verse range in Bible and Commentaries) while FTS will use the FTS index so few records are accessed.
    • For details please see the User's Guide.
  2. You can use FTS (full-text search) for a faster Dictionary and Commentary search especially for those modules that have lots of large entries like ISBE, Gill and Matthew Henry.

Upgrading

  1. When upgrading to a new version of MySword, you do not have to uninstall MySword. You just need to install over the current version. All your settings and notes (Personal verse notes and Journals) will still be there if you did not uninstall.
  2. In case you want or need to uninstall MySword first, please backup your data by going to the Menu->More->Backup data. This will backup your settings, highlights, bookmarks and notes (Personal verse notes and Journals). Then after installation you can restore your settings and notes by going to the Menu->More->Restore data.

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