The Books and Dictionaries panel (usually referred to simply as the Book panel) is for library resources that are not Bibles or verse-by-verse commentaries. This is where you will find dictionaries, encyclopedias, topical references, and books. Note that if you do not have any book modules installed and you have not created a user book module this panel will be hidden.
Sample Books and Dictionaries panel
The tabs in the Book panel allow you to select which book to view. The tabs display abbreviations (e.g. 'Nave' for Nave's Topical Bible or 'SGreek' for Strong's Greek Lexicon), and holding the mouse pointer over a tab for a moment will display the full name of the book. (Another way to access books is by the Book main menu or with the Library Table of Contents tool.)
As in this example, most books have links to verses. You can move the Bible panel to a linked verse by clicking on it. Or for a quick view of the verse linked, you can also simply hold the mouse pointer over the link to see the verse in a pop-up display.
A special color will be used to paint the tabs for other Books that have a matching entry. For example, if you have the Easton book selected in the Book display, and are reading the entry "Works, Good", other books (such as Torrey and Chain) that have an entry with the same title will have their tab specially colored. This is a quick visual way to see which books have similar material.
Sample Books and Dictionaries tabs showing corresponding entries
The Book panel has its own toolbar which allows for quick access to functions specific to the Book panel.
Sample Books and Dictionaries panel toolbar
Back/Forward: Allows you to go back to a previous passage you were viewing as well as return.
Book Entry Selection: Here you can select an entry for the book. You can begin typing the entry you are looking for, or use the drop-down selector to view the available entries.
Previous/Next Entry: Moves to the previous or next entry in the book.
Open Topic Guide: Opens the Topic Guide and searches for the active entry title. This is especially useful with dictionaries and topical guides, allowing you to easily view a list of books with entries that have the same title.
Quick Search Book: Provides a fast way to search for a word or phrase in the active Book.
Edit, New, and Delete Entry: These items are active only for user-created books, and allow you to create and edit entries in your own book. You can also rename an entry in a user-created book by selecting Rename This Entry Title under Books on the main menu.
The Book Panel Pop-up Menu
Right-click in the Book panel text display area for the Book panel pop-up menu.
Sample Books and Dictionaries pop-up menu
Most of these functions are self-explanatory. When a function refers to Selected Text it is referring to any text you may have marked in the Book panel with the mouse before right-clicking. If you have not selected any text, these functions will not apply.
Load All Referenced Verses: This function loads all of the referenced verses in the current entry in a Verse List panel.
If you right-click a verse link, you can select Copy Verse(s) From This Link to copy the linked verses to the clipboard without needing to view them in the Bible or Verse List displays.