TheWord Bible Study Program

Creating Chapter Headings

To Those Interested In Making Their Own Chapter Headings: 

Did you notice in the importer a tab named "Chapter headings"? This tag 
allows you to create your own headings in a simple text file and then the 
importer will convert it to a usable sqlite file. 

The whole process takes three basic steps: (1) Creating your heading's file, 
with the proper formatting, (2) importing the file through the importer 
program, and (3) setting the proper options in the Bible program. 

First, create your own text file. Use NotePad to write your text file. The 
following format gives you the proper formatting: 

1;1;1;This is my heading for Gen 1:1 
2;1;1;This is my heading for Exodus 1;1 
40;3;5;This is my heading for Math. 3:5 

You can start with any number of headings. The numbering tells the program 
where to place the headings. For instance, "1;1;1;This is my heading for Gen 
1:1" is the heading for Genesis chapter one verse one. Save the file. Call 
it whatever you want, such as "Headings." I suggest placing your newly 
created text file in The Word directory, since the final file must be in The 
Word directory. 

Secondly, importing the text file: Now that you have the text file, start 
the importer and click on the "Chapter headings" tab at the top. A dialog 
box will appear. In the dialog box, click the button "Browse (utf8 text or 
xml file)..." Browse your files until you find the text file you created. In 
this case, we named it "Headings.txt." The second button may be ignored 
since you formatted your text file as described. The third button allows you 
to rename your text file when it is converted into a SQL file. Name it as 
you like. "My Headings" works great. 

The third step is in the TheWord program. Open TheWord. At the top, click on 
"Tools," click "Bible view options," click "Paragraphs and headings." Take 
note of the bottom third of the dialog box where it reads, "Chapter 
headings." Click "Show chapter headings." This allows you to pick "Always 
use 'Alternate headings':" When you pick this option, it allows you to 
choose which alternate headings you want. In this case, we want "My 
Headings" (unless you named it differently). The drop down menu will give 
you all choices that may be found in the TheWord directory. Click apply, 
click OK. 

Verify your work in the Bible view by going to the Bible reference that 
includes your heading; that is, Genesis 1:1. You should be able to see your 
heading. If not, press the "H" key. 

This help file page is based on comments in the TW Forum, http://forum.theword.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=414&hilit=heading+Bible+file.

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