Windows and Navigation Training Videos

Change user Interface language

How to change the user interface language in Paratext. This changes the language Paratext menus and commands are displayed in.

Basics of Projects and Resources with Search

In this video, we will explore Paratext, highlighting editable projects and non-editable resources which can be viewed at the same time.

Download and Install Resources and Enhanced Resources

Access a wealth of Bible resources in Paratext for enhanced translation work. Paratext 9 introduces enhanced resources alongside standard ones, downloadable from the Digital Bible Library (DBL).

Finding Menu Items

In this video, explore Paratext's two menus: program-wide and project-specific. Learn about menu types and how to search for menu items/commands.

Arranging windows

Discover Paratext's window configuration options: panels, tabs, autohide, and floating. Learn how to arrange various windows and save layouts.

How to open and modify a text collection

Discover Paratext's Text Collection: View multiple resources in one window. Learn to create, modify, and manage collections with various display options, including reordering resources.

Scroll groups

Discover Paratext's Scroll Groups feature: Set up to five groups (A-E) or choose 'none' for independent scrolling. Learn how changing references affects windows within the active scroll group

How to set the keyboard for a project

How to tell Paratext which keyboard to use for each project so that it switches keyboards automatically when we move between project windows.

How to swap a text in a window

You can change which text a window displays. This is a way of opening a different text instead of one of your open ones, leaving your window layout the same.

Further Tips on Arranging Windows

Tip 1: How to swap two windows in Paratext. Tip 2: How to undo a window. Tip 3: How to unpin floating windows. Tip 4: How to widen the autohide column

Viewing non-Biblical texts in Paratext

Discover additional books in Paratext, including non-biblical and Deuterocanonical books after REV. Access them easily through the toolbar's 'Select book' option

Find Help in Paratext

Get help when using Paratext. Learn to use the 'Search menus/help' feature to quickly find commands and access help topics. Discover helpful guides when opening dialog boxes like Paratext Settings.

Quickly Navigate to a Bible Reference in Paratext

Explore Paratext 9's reference navigation! Learn shortcuts like Ctrl+B for efficient moves to specific references, book beginnings, and chapters. Discover how to navigate to a book by title in this tutorial.

Quick Reference Window

Use the Quick Reference window in Paratext to jump to another verse in a separate window (without affecting your current windows).