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Frequently Ask Questions - Software
Question 1: I purchased Balancing the Sword,
and have the two volumes and the CD. I am unsure where to find the 12-
digit product code to register the CD. It has been a couple of weeks since I received it and very possibly threw away any "registration
information," not realizing it was necessary. I appreciate any help that you can give me.
Answer: The product code for the Balancing the Sword study package is found in
side the back cover of volume one or is found on the back of the CD. The product code looks like this: QKSQ-KBL3-2N1Q. (Vision Forum staff applied product codes for books sold through VF.
They applied the registration number on the paper CD holder. If you
do not find the product code, please direct your question to Vision Forum.)
Question 2: Is there anyway to get a reading plan that goes through the Bible chronologically?
Answer: In the BTS Reading Planner, you can re-sequence
the books. This can be done from the main menu at the bottom left corner.
Select a book to move up or down and then click the Up or Down buttons.
It takes seconds. (See Main
Menu for more help.) There is no perfect way to chronologically
arrange the books because most biblical books overlap. However, I will give a rough arrangement that should prove helpful.
(See page 263 in volume one for a time line of the prophets.) You may wish to purchase
The Reese Chronological Bible by Edward Reese if you are interested in a more finely spliced harmony of the books. Reese interlaced even single verses as he strove for accuracy.
I would not recommend that one read Reese's chronological Bible until he or she has read through each book as a whole at least three times. I say this because Reese's compilation hinders the new reader in attaining a sense of continuity within a single book.
The latest version of the software has this feature built in
automatically. Click here to get the latest
version.
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New Testament |
Ge.
Job
Ex.
Lev.
Nu.
Dt.
Jos.
Jdg.
Ru.
1Sa.
2Sa.
Ps.
SS.
Pr.
Ecc.
1Ki.
2Ki.
1Ch.
2Ch.
Jnh.
Joel
Am.
Hos.
Isa.
Mic.
Na.
Zep.
Hab.
Jer.
Lam.
Da.
Eze.
Ob.
Ezr.
Ne.
Est.
Hag.
Zec.
Mal. |
Mt.
Mk.
Lk.
Jn.
Ac.
Jas.
1Th.
2Th.
1Co.
2Co.
Gal.
Ro.
Phm.
Col.
Eph.
Php.
1Ti.
Tit.
1Pe.
Heb.
2Pe.
Jude
2Ti.
1Jn.
2Jn.
3Jn.
Rev.
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Question 3: Does the software work on a MAC?
Do you have a MAC version?
Answer: No. However, we are
developing an on-line version which should work for MAC owners, Linux, and
others. Two alternatives to waiting for the on-line version is to
install the software on a different computer. Or, you may want to
consider giving your software and product code to a friend who owns a
PC. It would be a kind gift.
Question 4: We have bought 5 sets of Balancing the Sword.
. . . Do we need to register all 5 sets? We have already registered one set of books and printed out a schedule for the whole family, is it necessary to enter the CD-Rom into everybody's computer?
Answer: No. Registration unlocks the full abilities of
the software and allows you to receive notification of critical
updates. Having one registered user is sufficient. You may want to give the software away to friends.
A friend will only need the CD and product code. Or, assuming God
prospers Balancing the Sword for years to come, your children can
register at a later date when they have their own computers. The
children can register now in order to get a product registration key; write
down the registration key beside the product code; and, then uninstall the
program. This will allow you to reinstall the program on any
compatible computer at a later date with or without an Internet connection.
Question 5: A friend gave me page one of your Bible
reading plan. Can I download the entire plan (two pages?) from your website?
Answer: We offer a FREE 2006 Bible reading schedule
that starts on January 1st and covers the entire year. If you own the
software, you can produce as many customized schedules as you wish.
Customized schedules can start on Feb. 28th instead of Jan. 1st. The
software comes with the books or you can buy the software separately.
Click here to purchase the software or books.
Click here to see a sample
of the books.
Question 6: We are wondering if you have an alternate way of organizing and scheduling the reading so that we could do some OT and some NT each
day? Or, do we need to make two separate schedules?
Answer: Yes. The Walkthrough in the software will ask if you want to have one, two, or three reading sessions per day.
You could specify two sessions and have session one for OT and session two for NT.
Another alternative would be to print two reading schedules that span the same length of time.
The first reading schedule may include the OT only with Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday as the reading days.
The second schedule may be dedicated to reading the NT only with Tuesday and Thursday as the reading days.
(This omits Sunday.) The problem with this approach is the broken continuity.
A brief review of the questions answered in the previous few days will offer a wonderful refresher.
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