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Table of Contents

1. Purpose and Features
2. Installing the Add-In
3. Selection of language and bible version
4. Selection of book, chapter and verses
5. Styling the Output
6. Fulltext Search
7. Privacy Policy
8. Supported Office Versions

I. Purpose and Features

The MS Word Add-In supports pastors, bible teachers, students and anyone that likes to quote bible verses within Microsoft Word and automatically format them in their desired style. It offers the following features:

• Insert bible verses into MS Word in 1508 languages and from 1783 bible translations.
• Automatic styling of output by applying MS Word styles.
• Identify and insert multiple references at once.
• Fulltext search for various bible versions (including English)

II. Installing the Add-In (in MS Word 2021)

In order to install the Add-In in MS Word do the following:

1. In Word 2021, 2024 & 365 you install an add-in by clicking on the "Add-ins" section at the right side of the "Home" tab.
2. Type 'bible' in the Search input field and press the [Enter] key.
3. Right to 'Bible Quotes for Word' click the [Add] button.
4. Click the [Continue] button.

Depending on the version, the Add-In will be installed in the [Home] tab or in the [Add-In] tab. You can then also add it to the 'Quick Access Toolbar' by right clicking the icon and selecting the first context menu item.

In order to display the 'Bible Quotes' task pane click on the newly installed icon.

The Add-In tries to guess your preferred language from the browser settings and initially presents you the best possible translation. If you prefer another translation you can do so by pressing the respective button as shown below.

This will make popup the 'Language and Bible version' selection window:

Additional bible versions?

There are two different ways to select desired bible passages, namely 'Guided Input' and 'Free Input'.

IV.a. Guided Input

IV.b. Free Input

1. In your Word document put the cursor to the position, where you want to insert one ore more bible quotation(s).
2. Still in your Word document type the references you'd like to insert and select them, like e.g.
3. You can insert multiple books and chapters together. Separate books either by a new line or semicolon. Separate multiple chapters on the same line by semicolon.
4. You can customize the separators between chapters and verses and between verses in the menu under 'Adjust Styles/Syntax and UI'.
5. Your selected text in Word is automatically analysed and the results displayed in the side panel.

You can style the output in many different ways by using the options in the 'Styles' menu. You can define and apply MS Word styles separately for verse references, numbers and texts. For an introduction to the concept of MS Word styles see this article.

V.a. Formatting the Reference

V.b. Formatting the Verse Body

V.c. Formatting the Verse Numbers

V.d. Syntax and User Interface

• This 'Bible Quotes' MS Word Add-In does not identify it's users. A login is neither required, nor possible.
• Because the user is never identified by the Add-In, there is also no user related (personal) information handled in any way.
• All settings are stored in the browser of the client (e.g. a PC) using local storage (formerly called cookies).
• Settings remain local in the client and are not transmitted to the server.
• The local storage of settings can be erased anytime by the user via the respective menu point => factory reset.
• The Add-In is able to read an opened Word document and in particular to identify the styles used therein. However, no such data belonging to the user is transmitted to the server.