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October 24, 2019 By sewhite

Do I need to migrate my project from Paratext 8 to Paratext 9?

No. Paratext 8 and Paratext 9 share the same data structure, so projects won’t require migration from Paratext 8 to Paratext 9. Members working on a shared project can use Paratext 8 or Paratext 9 and share changes with each other.

October 24, 2019 By sewhite

How does a team migrate their Paratext 7 project to 9 if they have never used 8?

The person migrating the project will need to use Paratext 8 to migrate it. Paratext 9 does not have the ability to migrate Paratext 7 projects. But once the project is migrated, everyone on the team can work in the project in Paratext 9. There is no need to migrate a project from Paratext 8 to 9, migration is only needed when going from Paratext 7 to 8 or 9.

October 24, 2019 By sewhite

How soon must I upgrade to Paratext 9?

There is no impending deadline to upgrade to Paratext 9. Since both versions work on the same data, some of your team may want to wait to upgrade.  We would encourage those who can to upgrade as soon as possible.  Then you will be able to help others learn the new interface when they upgrade later.

September 14, 2017 By Doug Higby

When I try to register my project in Paratext 8, it says the project is already registered. What do do?

In preparation for moving to Paratext 8, a certain number of active projects in Paratext 7 were registered in Paratext 8, including the users then active in the Paratext 7 project. This creates a conflict when a new administrator in the Paratext 7 project attempts to migrate. His Paratext 8 does not see the existing registration because his name was not included in the registration. He cannot submit a new registration because it conflicts with the old one.  The person listed as the project administrator in the registry can add the new administrator on the project members page of the registry, this will cause the new admin’s Paratext 8 to recognize the project as registered and permit him to continue the migration. Paratext 8, like Paratext 7 will accept multiple projects with the same name, but will not accept multiple projects with the same name and the same users.

June 19, 2017 By Doug Higby

Do I need to register in order to download Paratext?

No. You can download and install Paratext at any time, but you must register in order to use it. Registration is free to everyone.

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  • Collaboration through Project Sharing February 15, 2021
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