STEPBible interface

When you first open STEPBible, you will see "Welcome to STEPBible" in the righthand panel, with helpful material displayed below to expedite your familiarization with STEPBible.  You can gain quick familiarity and confidence with using STEPBible by working through the example steps provided. You can dismiss this welcome panel by clicking the X at the top right corner. You can retrieve it again by clicking ? Examples in the top function bar. To eliminate the Welcome Panel from STEPBible's initial display, add ?skipwelcome to the URL (assuming you do not have other parameters already included).   For example: https://www.stepbible.org/?skipwelcome. If you do have other parameters already included in the URL, add &skipwelcome, for example: https://www.stepbible.org/?q=reference=John.3|version=ESV&options=HVNUG&skipwelcome Note that in the above two cases, ? precedes skipwelcome in the first case, and in the second case, & precedes skipwelcome. If English is your selected language; by default, STEPBible displays Genesis chapter 1 in the English Standard Version (ESV), with Notes and References activated. The following illustrates STEPBible's key functions, with brief details below:

These details elaborate the functions accessed in the illustration above: 1 The Bible button Choose Bibles and commentaries. 2 The Book button Choose book (and verses). 3 The Find button Search selected texts. 4 The Copy button Copy a verse/verse range w/wo notes. 5 The New Panel button Opens a new panel to the right. 6 The Reports button Choose articles, reading plans, create notes. 7 The Analysis button Display the Word Analysis Panel to explore meanings. 8 The Bookmarks button Display or create bookmarks from your reading history. 9 The Examples button Display Examples of steps in using STEPBible. 10 The Font button Set the font STEPBible uses to display Bible text. 11 The Language button Choose the language STEPBible uses in its interface. 12 The Feedback button Provide feedback (report errors, make comments). 13 The More button. Displays a list of additional menu items (detailed below). 14 The Social Media button Tweet or share on Facebook. 15 The Panel Options button Define options governing the text display in this panel. 16 The New Panel button Opens a new panel to the right. 17 The Close button Close the current panel. You will find expanded details about the use of these functions in the Facilities section of this guide.