[
  {
    "name" : "Opening the Timeline",
    "sortName" : "065",
    "difficulty" : "easy",
    "requirements" : [
      "timeline3",
      "ESVS"
    ],
    "accVersion" : 13102,
    "tags" : [
      "Timeline",
      "Opening",
      "Library"
    ],
    "summary" : "This tutorial will teach you how to open the Accordance Timeline. It will also introduce you to the main features of the Timeline.",
    "actions" : [
      {
        "text" : "First, open the Library.\r\rHint: You can click the Library icon of the Toolbar or choose Library from the Window menu.",
        "action" : "open",
        "object" : "library"
      },
      {
        "text" : "The Accordance Atlas and Timeline are located in the Background section of the Library.\r\rChoose Background from the filter button.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "filterBtn|Background"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Double-click Timeline to open the Timeline.",
        "action" : "open",
        "object" : "timeline"
      },
      {
        "text" : "You can also open the Timeline from the New Tab submenu of the File menu, or the New Tab item of the Workspace Toolbar.",
        "action" : "point",
        "object" : "com.oaktree.toolbar.new",
        "options" : [
        "toolbar"
        ]
      },
      {
        "text" : "The Accordance Timeline displays six distinct kinds of historical items:\r\t• Rulers\r\t• Prophets\r\t• Individuals\r\t• Writings\r\t• Events\r\t• Religious Leaders",
        "action" : "point",
        "object" : "legend"
      },
      {
        "text" : "The ‘Individuals’ item represents the total lifespan of an individual.\r\rThe ‘Rulers,’ ‘Prophets,’ and ‘Religious Leaders’ items represent the duration of an individual’s reign, period of ministry, or term in office.\r\rSome historical figures are represented with multiple items. For example, David appears both as an ‘Individual’ (covering his lifespan) and as a ‘Ruler’ (covering his reign as king).",
        "action" : "point",
        "object" : "legend"
      },
      {
        "text" : "You can choose which items you want to display on the Timeline using the Items pop-up menu.\r\rChoose ‘Rulers’ to show only rulers.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "eventsPopup|Rulers"
      },
      {
        "text" : "With fewer items on the Timeline, it becomes easier to see that the Timeline is divided into 13 distinct geographical regions. From top to bottom, these are:\r\t• World\r\t• Western Europe\r\t• Eastern Europe\r\t• Rome/Italy\r\t• Greece\r\t• Asia (Anatolia)\r\t• Persia\r\t• Mesopotamia\r\t• Arabia\r\t• Aram (Syria)\r\t• Israel/Palestine\r\t• Egypt\r\t• Africa",
        "action" : "none"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Scroll up or down to see each of these regions.\r\rNote how each region is assigned a distinct color. When the people of one region (such as the Assyrians of Mesopotamia) dominate the people of another region (such as the northern kingdom of Israel) the dominant region’s color spills over onto the other region.",
        "action" : "none"
      },
      {
        "text" : "You can choose which regions you want to display on the Timeline using the Regions pop-up menu.\r\rChoose ‘Israel & Mesopotamia’ to compare those two regions.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "regionsPopup|Israel & Mesopotamia"
      },
      {
        "text" : "When all regions are displayed, Israel and Mesopotamia are separated by Aram and Arabia. By choosing to show only Israel and Mesopotamia, it becomes much easier to compare those two regions.",
        "action" : "point",
        "object" : "docViewArea"
      },
      {
        "text" : "To zoom in on the timeline, click the Zoom In button.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "zoomInBtn"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Click the Zoom Out button to zoom out again.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "zoomOutBtn"
      },
      {
        "text" : "To find a specific historical item, click the Find button.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "findBtn"
      },
      {
        "text" : "Type ‘Ahab’ in the search field to scroll the item list to Ahab.",
        "action" : "type",
        "object" : "findText",
        "textToType" : "Ahab",
        "options" : [
          "modal"
        ]
      },
      {
        "text" : "When you are finished, click OK to dismiss the dialog and perform the search.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "okBtn",
        "options" : [
          "modal"
        ]
      },
      {
        "text" : "You can get more information about a specific timeline item by clicking its label. Click the label for Ahab.",
        "action" : "select",
        "object" : "graphicItemAhab"
      },
      {
        "text" : "An Info popover shows the selected item’s dates, any relevant Scripture references, and a brief description.",
        "action" : "point",
        "object" : "docViewArea"
      },
      {
        "text" : "To see everything which is happening on the Timeline during the period of Ahab’s reign, click the Report icon.",
        "action" : "control",
        "object" : "reportBtn"
      },
      {
        "text" : "The Timeline Data Report lists every item currently displayed on the Timeline—namely, Rulers in the regions of Israel and Mesopotamia. Here we can see that Ahab ruled Israel during the reigns of the Assyrian kings Ashur-nasirpal II and Shalmaneser III.",
        "action" : "point",
        "object" : "reportText"
      },
      {
        "text" : "The information displayed in the Timeline Data Report is based on the Items and Regions you have chosen to display on the Timeline. If you were to display All Items and All Regions, the Timeline Data Report would show much more information.",
        "action" : "none"
      }
    ],
    "completion" : "Congratulations! You have learned how to open the Accordance Timeline, how to display specific Items and Regions, how to search for a particular historical figure, and how to generate a Timeline Data Report.\r\rTo learn how to amplify to the Timeline to find a historical figure or event, click Next Tutorial.",
    "nextTutorial" : "Amplifying to the Timeline"
  }
]