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Find and show verses

Find verses in the Scriptures panel, then send them to the audience screen.

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Find verses

Type in the search field of the Scriptures panel. You can type these items:

  • A reference, such as John 3:16
  • A list of references, such as John 3:16; Rom 8:28 or John 3:16, 18
  • Words from a verse
  • An idea, such as “nobody hides a candle under a bed”.

The results show the verses with the words in the same order first. Then they show the verses with the nearest meaning. Then they show the other verses with all the words.

The search by meaning finds a verse from an idea. For example, “nobody hides a candle under a bed” finds Luke 8:16 and Mark 4:21. This search operates on the computer, without an internet connection. FlowCast loads its models at the first search of this type.

You do not have to click the search field first. When you type a letter or a number, FlowCast puts it in the search field. To go to the search field, push Command-F (Ctrl-F on Windows).

When you type the start of a book name, FlowCast completes the name and selects the letters that it added. To use the book name:

  1. Push Space or Enter. FlowCast adds 1:1 and selects the chapter.
  2. Type the chapter number.
  3. Push Space, or type a colon. FlowCast selects the verse.
  4. Type the verse number.

If the book has only one chapter, such as Jude, step 1 selects the verse. Then go to step 4.

Select verses

  • Click a verse to show it in the preview.
  • Shift-click a verse to select a range of verses.
  • Command-click a verse (Ctrl-click on Windows) to add it from a different chapter or book.
  • Command-click a selected verse (Ctrl-click on Windows) to remove it from the selection.

When you select more than one verse, the preview shows all the verses on one slide. Click Split verses to show one verse on each slide. Click Combine verses to show all the verses on one slide again.

To show the verses in a different Bible version, select the version in the version menu of the Scriptures panel. Refer to Bible versions.

Show verses on the screen

  1. To select the display for the audience screen, click the arrow adjacent to Screen off.
  2. Click Screen off in the top bar. The audience screen comes on, and the button shows Screen on.
  3. Click Go live in the top bar, or push Enter. FlowCast sends the preview to the screen.

When the preview is live, click Stop live to take it off the screen. To turn off the audience screen, click Screen on.

Cover the screen

In the top bar, you can click these buttons:

  • Logo shows the logo screen.
  • Black shows a black screen.
  • Clear shows only the background.

To show the slides again, click the same button again. To set the text of the logo screen, type it in the text box at the bottom of the Themes panel.

Mark words

You can highlight or underline words on the preview.

  1. In the Preview tab bar, select Highlight or Underline.
  2. Select a color.
  3. Click a word, or drag across a group of words.

Theme color is the highlight color of the theme. Unless the theme sets a different color, it is a light color from the background. Pick from the screen uses the color of the point that you click, for example on a picture.

The marks go live with the preview. When the preview is already live, the marks show on the screen immediately. To remove a mark, click the marked word. To remove all the marks, click Clear marks.