The Family Bible Reference Set

We’re sorry, but live support is no longer available for any part of this product. Because it was developed for platforms that are no longer the standard, we can only provide answers to the most frequently asked questions. Please contact Zondervan ChurchSource at 800-727-3480 or thinkzcs@zondervan.com to purchase an upgrade to Art Source 1.0.

Art Source 1.0 Compatibility: This software is compatible with Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT and ME. It is also compatible with OS 7.1 or higher (Classic mode only in OS X).

A. PC: There are several things you can tell by right-clicking on the My Computer icon on your desktop and choosing Properties. The resulting screen will show you what kind of computer you have, which version of Windows you are running, and how much RAM you have installed.

If you double-click on My Computer and then right-click on the drive you would like to install the software on, and finally choose Properties. The resulting screen will tell you if you have enough hard drive space available.

Mac: There are several things you can tell by going to the Apple menu and choose About this Computer. On the resulting screen, you will see the OS that you are running as well as how much memory you have installed. Other information is also available.

A. From the Start menu, choose Programs then Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader 2.1. This will bring up a screen asking you what kind of file to open. In the lower right, select your CD–ROM drive from the drop down list. In the upper left, it will ask you to choose the resolution you want. The file named Lowres.pdf is low resolution (worse quality images but less wait). The file named Artsrc.pdf is high resolution (better quality images but a longer wait). Select one and click OK. The catalog will open for you.

A. They are read-only files. They are not meant to be changed.

A. You can do this in a couple of different ways. You can perform a highlight, copy and paste function, or you can go into your word processor or publishing program, open the insert menu, navigate to the CD–ROM drive and choose the image that you want.

A. You will need to put a text box next to it and type in there.

A. Click on Lowres.pdf. Open the File menu and select Print. Choose to print the range of pages 2 through 24.

Q. How do I register this software?

A. You can register your software right here online.

A. The installer that comes with that program is not compatible with Windows 98. You need to manually install it. To do so:

1. Hold down your Shift key while inserting the NIV Bible CD into the drive. (Hold for approximately 15 seconds.)
2. Right-click the CD–Rom Drive from within My Computer (on your desktop) and choose explore
3. Double-click the (C) drive
4. Locate the existing C:\NIVBIBLE directory (if there is no NIVBIBLE directory, skip the next step).
5. Right-click the directory and choose delete from the resulting menu.
6. Create a new directory called NIVBIBLE on the C drive.
   1. Open the File Menu (top left corner of your screen).
   2. Choose New, then New Folder.
   3. Type NIVBIBLE (no spaces) as the folder name, then click Enter.
7. Go back to My Computer (on your desktop).
8. Right-click D:\Niv_bible and choose Explore from the resulting menu.
9. Double-click the D:\Books directory.
10. Open the Edit menu (top left part of your screen) and choose Select All (if there are hidden files, follow the onscreen instructions for showing all files).
11. Hold down the CTRL key and click once each on the BSWIN and DEMO folders.
12. Go back to the Edit menu and choose Copy.
13. Double-click the C drive.
14. Double-click the C:\NIVBIBLE directory.
15. Open the Edit menu and choose Paste.
16. Right click on the D: drive and choose Explore.
17. Double-click Books\BSWIN directory.
18. Open the Edit menu and choose Select All (if there are hidden files, follow the onscreen instructions for showing all files).
19. Open the Edit menu and choose Copy.
20. Double-click the C drive.
21. Double-click the C:\NIVBIBLE directory.
22. Open the Edit menu and choose Paste.
23. Double-click the D drive.
24. Double-click the D:\Books\DEMO directory.
25. Open the Edit menu and choose Select All.
26. Open the Edit menu and choose Copy.
27. Double-click the C drive.
28. Double-click the C:\NIVBIBLE directory.
29. Open the Edit menu and choose Paste.
30. Double-click C: \NIVBIBLE.
31. Open the Edit menu and choose Select All.
32. Right-click the selected files and Choose Properties from the drop down list.
33. Uncheck the Read/Only box and click apply.
34. Create a Shortcut to the desktop from the BSWIN.EXE file in the C:\NIVBIBLE directory.

Q. When I open the program, no text shows up except for Verse Notes, or I get messages saying that Zondervan Reference Software can’t find the text. Why don't I have text?

A. If you are receiving error messages, answer “yes” to all of the messages. While in the program open the File menu; choose Preferences and Set Text Search Path. Type in the letter of the drive to which you installed the program. For example, if you installed it on your C drive, you would type C:\. From the File menu, choose Exit. On the next screen, select No, you do not want to save the session. When you restart the program open the File menu and select open text; you should have all of the text modules.

A. Open the Index menu and choose Clear.

A. This is a protective measure to prevent people from breaking copyright law by copying the whole text.

A. We have not produced Bible Source for a few years. The template that comes with it (Bsource.dot) will not work with Word 97 or 2000. The template that will work with Word 97 and 2000 will not work with the old Bible Source software.

A. Use today’s date.

A. Not at the current time. We may offer this feature in future editions.

A. Double-click My Computer (on your desktop), your C drive, NIVBIBLE. Then right-click on nivbible.exe and choose Create Shortcut. Drag this shortcut out to your desktop.