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Personalizing

Open File → Open Preferences (Ctrl+,), the Open Preferences item in the app menu on macOS, or the Preferences icon at the right of the header. The dialog has sections for General, Typography, Fonts, Themes, Privacy, Search, Downloads & storage, Apps, Advanced, and Diagnostics.

The Preferences dialog open on its Themes section

Themes​

The Themes section lists 16 themes: Light (the default), Dark, Sepia, Forest, Midnight, Lagoon, Ocean, Sunset, Meadow, Slate, Rose, Sunrise, Arctic, Parchment, Autumn, and High Contrast. A theme applies as soon as you choose it.

View → Theme switches between the Light, Dark, and Sepia themes.

The same passage in the Light, Dark, and Sepia themes

Text settings per pane​

The Bible, commentary, dictionary, and book panes each have their own text settings, opened from the gear button in the pane's toolbar:

  • Font family
  • Font size
  • Line height, from compact to spacious
  • Red-letter text (the words of Jesus Christ in red)

A live sample updates as you change them.

The Typography section of Preferences, with its live sample

General​

The General section has:

  • Language: the interface language. Languages other than English are marked Preview.
  • Text scale: from 70% to 150%. Makes the Bible text, pane text, and interface text larger or smaller by the same percentage.
  • UI size: from 11 to 20 pixels. Scales the interface (header, toolbars, menus, tabs, dialogs) but not the Bible text or pane text.
  • Advanced Pane Manager: lets you drag panes to rearrange them. See Sessions & Layout.

Window zoom (Ctrl+=, Ctrl+-, and Ctrl+0 to reset) scales the whole window, including the interface.

Typography and fonts​

The Typography and Fonts sections set text sizes, line heights, and font families for all panes at once.

  • Privacy has the Allow web requests switch and lists what goes online when it is on. See Web requests.
  • Search sets where search results open (Below the Bible pane, Tab in the right pane, or Right side, full height) and the source for meaning search. See Ideas Search.

Advanced​

The Advanced section has Open Backup & Restore. See Backup & Restore.

Keyboard shortcuts​

See Keyboard Shortcuts, or press Ctrl+/ in the app.