Paratext 9 UI Training Plan

Purpose (Why): To know how to use the new UI features of Paratext 9

Learning Objectives (What):

 

  1. Be able to identify the new UI features of Paratext 9
  2. Be able to use the new features of Paratext 9
  3. Be able to show someone else how to use the new features of Paratext

 

Learning Tasks (How):

Paratext 9 UI Powerpoint

 

Connection:

Discussion: Why are people not switching to Paratext 9?  What should they switch to Paratext 9?

Watch the Paratext 9 Why change the menus video

Present Paratext 9 UI.ppt  (slide 1-4)

Two big new features:

  • Enhanced Resources
  • New UI systems

New SIL Project Plan

USFM 3

P8 & P9 Compatible

 

Content:

Demo the new UI features of Paratext 9 (slide 5)

  1. Menu for projects and tools
  • Main Menu
  • Project menu
  • Tools menu (Notes, Wordlist, Biblical Terms)
  • Full vs Standard Menu (Toolbar)
  1. Search menus
  • Markers
  • Footnotes
  • Etc.
  1. Open dialog
  • Projects, resources, etc
  • Filter
  • Open as:  Panel, Tab, Floating and Autohide
  • Text collection and saved selections
  1. Windowing framework
  • Move window to float, pinned and unpinned
  • Move to window to tab
  • Move to window to autohide
  • N-Columns layout under Windows
  • Change size
  • Rearrange windows with various types
  • Undo
  • Swap windows
  1. Window layouts
  • Make layout
  • Modify current
  • Save current layout
  • Get P8 saved layouts

 

Challenge:

The participant will use the new UI features (slide 6)

 

Change:

The participant will show their partner how to use some of the new UI features (slide 7)

 

Resources:

The Paratext 9 User Interface

Paratext 9 for Translators videos