Walking Bible

What is WalkingBible?
What are the WalkingBible MP3 audio packages?
How do I create a smart playlist in iTunes?
How do I remove verses from my rehearsal plan?
How to select a version of the Bible and accompanying picture set?
How can I place my updated rehearsal plan on my iPod?
How can I see the Bible text of the verse when I am listening to WalkingBible on my iPod?
What picture sets are available?

What is WalkingBible?
WalkingBible is a program that you download and run on your PC or Mac.  All the verses that you see here on the web are also in the program.  The program keeps track of how many times you have rehearsed each verse, and makes sure that the right verses are rehearsed each time. The idea is overlearning – you will rehearse each verse enough times that you will really remember it.

If you have an iPod you can export the verses that you are rehearsing to it. You can then hear the music, see the picture and read the text on you iPod. This is a very effective way of memorising. You can of course also just listen to the music or readings while doing something else.

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What are the WalkingBible MP3 audio packages?
These are separate collections of different versions of the bible. These have been recorded and presented in different ways. Download the files and install directly into your iPod or music player.
- New International Version set to music. (English)
- New International Version in spoken word. (English)
- New King James set to music. (English, currently 250 verses soon to be 875!)
- New King James in spoken word. (English)
- Bibel 2000, Rap. (Swedish)
- Svenska Folkbibeln (SFB) in spoken word. (Swedish)
- 1917 in Spoken word. (Swedish)

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How do I create a smart playlist in iTunes?
1. Start iTunes.
2. Select 'New Smart Playlist' in the 'File' menu. 
3. Set the default rule to match Album that is www.walkingbible.com.
4. Press the 'Plus' button to add a new rule. Set the new rule to match 'Track Number greater
than 0'. Press OK.
5. Make sure that the playlist is sorted by Album, by clicking the 'Album' column heading. That makes sure the verses are rehearsed in the right order.

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How do I remove verses from my rehearsal plan?
1. Launch the WalkingBible software, select 'Verses' from the drop down menu, click on 'Rehearsal Plan'.
2. Click the check boxes to select and remove the verse from either the Daily, weekly, Monthly rehearsal plan.

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How to select a version of the Bible and accompanying picture set?
1. Launch the WalkingBible software, select 'Verses' from the drop down menu.
2. Click on 'Bible Version' or 'Illustrations' to make your selection. You can look for new updates via the 'Updates' option. By clicking 'Updates' in the 'Verses' menu you can download new or updated Bible versions, sound sets and illustration sets. You have a personal rehearsal plan to support you in the rehearsal of the verses.
3. In the tab 'Choose verse' you select new verses that you want to add to your rehearsal plan. The rehearsal is started by pressing the 'Rehearse' button in the 'rehearsal' tab. You can change the configuration of the rehearsal in the settings.

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How can I place my updated rehearsal plan on my iPod?
This should only be done when new verses have been added to your rehearsal plan.

1. Check and assign a location where WalkingBible software will placing the MP3's from your rehearsal plan. To do this; select 'File' and then 'Settings' from the drop down menu, select 'Files' from the settings window and set the location for the MP3's to be placed.
2. Now we can safely export your rehearsal plan from WalkingBible. This is done by selecting 'Export rehearsal plan for iPod' in the 'File' drop down menu.
3. Start iTunes and connect your iPod to your computer.
4. Select 'Add Folder to Library' from 'File' drop down menu or 'Add to Library' on Mac.
5. Select the folder where WalkingBible exports the sounds for your rehearsal plan. By default this is the folder named with your WalkingBible username in the directory /WalkingBible/iPod,. For example if you have not created a user name: /WalkingBible/iPod/Guest. For Mac users select the WalkingBible application from the Application directory, ctrl+click and select 'Show Package Contents'. You can change this in 'settings'.
6. Select 'Sync' in the 'File' menu to synchronize your iPod with the iTunes Library.
7. To play your rehearsal plan in your iPod just select the playlist you've created.

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How can I see the Bible text of the verse when I am listening to WalkingBible on my iPod?
1. Select 'Albums'
2. Select WalkingBible / Rehearsal plan
3. Select the verse you wish to listen too
4. Press the central menu select button to scroll through until you see the Bible verse text

tip: Press pause before the verse starts, locate the the bible verse text and then press pause to listen while you read.

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What picture sets are available?
WalkingBible offers two sets of pictures that you can watch while rehearsing or listening to the Bible verses.

Lomographic Photos: photographic images hand selected for each verse from www.lomography.com
Cartoons: hand drawn images for each verse.

To select your choice of pictures:

1. Launch the WalkingBible software and click 'downloads' from the drop down menu under 'Verses'. This will connect to WalkingBible and offer you a list of illustrations and other versions of the Bible you haven't yet downloaded.
2. Select the picture set that you'd like to view with your verse by clicking 'Illustrations' in the menu under 'Verses'

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