The Commentary panel is for library resources that are classified as commentaries, with entries tied to specific verses. Note that if you do not have any commentary modules installed and you have not created a user commentary module, this display will be hidden.
Sample Commentary panel
The tabs in the Commentary panel allow you to select which book to view. The tabs display abbreviations (e.g. 'TSK' for the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge), and holding the mouse pointer over a tab for a moment will display the full name of the commentary. (Another way to access commentaries is by the Commentary main menu or with the Library Table of Contents tool.)
As in this example, most commentaries 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 commentaries that have a matching entry. For example, if you have the TSK active, and are reading the entry on 2Ti 3:16, other commentaries (such as Barnes, Clarke, JFB, etc.) that have an entry on the same verse will have their tab specially colored as in the above sample. This is a quick visual way to see which commentaries have related material.
Sample Commentary panel toolbar
Back/Forward: Allows you to go back to a previous passage you were viewing as well as return.
Commentary Entry Selection: Here you can type in a verse reference to view the active commentary's text on that verse (if any), or use the pull-down selector to select an available entry.
Previous/Next Entry: Moves to the previous or next entry in the commentary. Note that this does not always move one verse at a time, since commentaries do not always have text on every verse.
Open Verse Guide: Opens a Verse Guide panel set to the verse shown in the active commentary.
Quick Search Commentary: Provides a fast way to search for a word or phrase in the active commentary.
Delete, Edit Entry: These items are only active for user-created commentaries, and allow you to edit or delete commentary text.
The Commentary Panel Pop-up Menu
Right-click in the Commentary panel text display area for the Commentary panel pop-up menu.
Sample Commentary panel 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 Commentary 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 load them in the Bible or Verse List panels.