Scriptorian Tips & Tricks

We've listed a few ideas of how you might use Scriptorian more effectively. We've also included different ways Scriptorian can be used to help you learn. If you have some tips and tricks you would like to share, we'd love to hear from you. Send them to Feedback@SoftLore.com.

Tips on Memorization

Learn it quicker with Learn mode
If you are just starting to memorize a new verse or quote, use Scriptorian's Learn Mode to speed up the learning process. You can use Learn Mode any time a Quote It window is displayed by clicking on the Learn Mode check box displayed on the bottom right part of the window. Learn Mode starts you off with a few blank words and gradually decreases the words shown as you remember the verse better. It even remembers the level of learning for each reference so that you can come back later and pick up right where you left off. And of course, you can set various options in the Options dialog to get it to work the way that suits you best.

Adding multiple items to a Library
When creating a new library of study items, you can more easily enter multiple items by selecting the "Multiple Create" check box. Select the "Library" button, then the "Create Item". From this dialog you can enter a new study item. Selecting the "Multiple Create" check box will make it much easier to enter several items in a row.

Don't type- use Ctrl+W
If you don't like typing, you can still use Quote It by using the word hints. Just say the next word to yourself then press Ctrl+W or the Word button. When the word appears you can see if you were right or not. This provides a good way for children to use Quote It even if they cannot type.

Scriptorian meets Homework
Because Scriptorian allows you to create your own study items, it can even be used to help out with homework. If you need to memorize a poem from school, just enter it into Scriptorian. It's a great way to match capitols to their states. You can use Scriptorian to help you learn vocabulary, and even spelling, by entering the words and their definitions, and then using Chase with Fill in mode to type the word correctly. Scriptorian's flexibility lends itself to many uses.

The number please...
"When I moved from Virginia, my new driver's license number was no longer the
same as my social security number. I have never taken the time to take my license out to memorize the new number. When I downloaded Scriptorian, I added a pop-up in the list to help me memorize my driver's license number. I plan on doing the same with birthdays and quotable quotes."
Dave

Different study lists for different users
In order to preserve the benefits of study item weighting for each user (if you don't know what weighting is, check out the help topic "Weighting of study list items" in the Scriptorian help file), separate study lists should be created. Scriptorian stores weighting information in the study list and does not differentiate between users. So if more than one person uses the same study list, the weighting will be a combination of the abilities and usage frequency of everyone combined.
You can create new study lists from the Study List Select dialog, and easily copy the contents from one study list to another using the Copy Between Study Lists feature.

Separate Chase from Quote It
For some scriptures you might want to remember the location (reference) but don't want to memorize them. Suppose, for example, you may want to remember where the parable of the prodigal son is found, without memorizing the content, but you also have some scriptures you want to memorize. In that case, you would find it helpful to create a Quote It study list that contains the verses you want to memorize, and a Chase study list that contains the verses you want to remember without memorizing. Actually, it's a good idea to put everything from the Quote It study list in the Chase list as well -- after all, if you spent all that time memorizing it, you might also want to be sure you can remember where it's found!

How do you like your Pop Up?
When Scriptorian was installed it was set to run in Pop Up mode when your computer starts up. As with other Scriptorian features, you have any control over the way Pop Up mode works. You can choose among several different Pop Up mode settings in the Pop Up tab of the Options dialog. You can choose which study list(s) to use, even specifying a different one for Quote It than for Chase. You can set whether Pop Up will use Quote It or Chase or both. You can set the time between Pop Up sessions, or even turn it off altogether. So go ahead - set it up the way you like best.

Do you have any creative or helpful ways to use Scriptorian? Feel free to share them with everyone else by sending them to Feedback@SoftLore.com.