Note: this article was first posted in December 2016 Adapt It version 6.8.1 release 09 December 2016 Known Issue in Linux Xenial version 6.8.1 and a good work-around Note to Linux users: There is a problem in the File >
Customizing the Toolbar
Note: this article originally appeared in May 2013 Starting with Adapt It 6.4.2, users can specify the size and buttons displayed on the toolbar. These items are controlled via the Toolbar tab on Adapt It’s Preferences dialog: This dialog has
Making your first Project and first Document within that Project
Note: this article was originally posted in January 2015 Launch Adapt It. Click OK to dismiss the “Welcome to Adapt It” window. (You might not see this window – it is possible to request it not be shown. Preferences >
Installing Adapt It for the First Time
Note: this article was originally posted in January 2015 Make sure you have an active connection to the web. When Adapt It installs for the first time, it’s installer will go to a web address to download and install the
Verify that the New Version of Adapt It installed Correctly
Note: this article was originally posted in January 2015 Launch Adapt It (from your desktop icon, or any convenient way) Go through the wizard steps to open your last project, and the last worked on document. Do Help > About
Downloading and Installing Adapt It for Windows
Note: this article was originally posted in January 2015 Open your web browser, type in http://adapt-it.org/ and hit Enter key When the adapt-it.org website is visible, click the Download tab Near the top of the Download page, click the blue
When You Type Extra Punctuation in the Phrase Box
Note: this article was originally posted in January 2015 The Problem (from a user’s email message): Typing back translations in which ‘we’ forms may be ‘inclusive’ (of the hearers) or ‘exclusive’, to differentiate the English, I have entered we(inc) and
If collaboration fails
Note: this article was originally posted in October 2015 If you have a collaboration set up, and you use the File menu command “Save (Transfer Translation Draft To Paratext)”, but it fails to save, and returns an error which includes
Preparing Single-Chapter Documents Prior to Adapting
Note: this article was originally posted in April 2015 The aim of this procedure to show how a USFM marked up plain text scripture book can be converted to a set of single-chapter Adapt It documents ready for adapting work.
How to Improve a Poor Adaptation
Note: this article was originally posted in January 2015 What can be done when an adaptation comes out sounding far less than fluent? Some people do a second editorial pass through the document, using the Free Translation Mode feature. Free Translation Mode is