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June 19, 2017 By Doug Higby

Can text resources be installed offline?

Yes.

To obtain resource files for offline installation, you will need to copy them from a computer that has already downloaded them in Paratext. Please follow the instructions below.

Instructions

Source Computer (Online)

First, on the source computer, you must download/update the Resources that you want to install:

  1. Paratext 9: Go to the Paratext menu > Download/Install Resources…
    1. Paratext 8: Go to File > Download/Install Resources…
  2. Choose Internet (or Folder if you have them locally already).
  3. Select the Resources that you want to copy/update for the offline installation.
  4. Click Download/Install.
  5. Wait for the Download/Install to finish.
  6. Go to My Paratext 8 Projects\_Resources directory.

    1. Newer installs: My Paratext 9 Projects\_Resources.
  7. Copy all the files in that directory to a USB drive.

Target Computer (Offline)

  1. Put the USB drive in the target computer.
  2. Paratext 9: Go to the Paratext Menu > Download/Install Resources…
    1. Paratext 8: Go to File > Download/Install Resources…
  3. Choose Folder.
  4. Navigate to the USB drive.
  5. Select the Resources you want to install.
  6. Click Download/Install.

Note that the copied resources will ONLY be accessible if the receiving user is registered with an organization that is licensed to use them.

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