Text Search is a used to search for groups of words1 or exact phrases.
- Select Text Search from the Search menu on the STEP toolbar.
- Select Intermediate View with the slider in the upper right corner of the Text Search window.
- Select the versions you wish to search using the Bible Version(s) menu, for example, ESV, BYZ.
- Define the search criteria using the menus and text boxes, from left to right:
- How many words and in what order menuSearch type, for example, words starting with.
- The one or more words search finds the exact form of the word entered, for example, Christs (plural).
- Search words box, for example: faith trustprophet.
- Range of search menu, for example, Gen-Rev Epistles.
- Include/Exclude option menu, for example, include.
- How many words and in what order menuSearch type, for example, all of the words.
- Search words box, for example: False Christs.
- Range of search menu, for example, the same verse.
1Unless otherwise specified, the search finds only the exact form of the word entered. A search on Christ will not match Christs unless the words starting with option is selected.