e-Sword 10.1.0 is out with many improvements. Please note that e-Sword is already a mature Bible Study program with features that allow it to easily compete with many very expensive commercial Bible Study programs. The difference is that e-Sword is free and will remain free. A comparable commercial package would cost you well over $1,000, and you would have to pay extra for many resources that are FREE for e-Sword.
Step 1 - Read the Introduction here:
http://www.e-sword.net/index.html
Step 2 - Read about the Features here:
http://www.e-sword.net/features.html
Step 3 - Download the Base Program and Starter Components here:
http://www.e-sword.net/downloads.html
Step 4 - Install e-Sword on your computer. This is easy and requires only a few mouse clicks.
Step 5 - Start up e-Sword and explore what it does. I can assure you that you will be impressed.
Step 6 - Click "Download" from the main menu of e-Sword and you will see many more components by type that you can download from within e-Sword. e-Sword installs these additional free modules automatically, and you will be amazed at the many excellent resources that are completely free (i.e. Bibles, Commentaries, Dictionaries, Topical Files, Maps, Charts, etc.). If you are wanting new resources that still require royalty payments, you can also browse them in the download menu by type. These are called premium modules, and they require reasonable fees. The latest and greatest modules of all types are available for e-Sword. However, you don't need to buy a single thing to have a fabulous Bible Study Program with literally thousands of resources.
Step 7 - Take a look at the "Extras" page. You will definitely want to download the free Step Sampler Package and look at other modules available for e-Sword:
http://www.e-sword.net/extras.html
Step 8 - Please note that e-Sword is very user friendly and easy to use, but you might enjoy detailed help and information about e-Sword. First, download the outstanding e-Sword User's Guide from Bible Support and place it in your main e-Sword directory. It will then be available under help from the main menu in e-Sword. The main directory of e-Sword might vary among systems, but it is usually: c:\Program Files\e-Sword or c:\Program Files (x86)\e-Sword for Windows systems. If you want or need more help, click the links below. Please try the e-Sword User's Guide from Bible Support first, as it is excellent and contains full-color illustrations.
http://www.e-sword.net/training.html
http://www.e-sword.net/faq.html
Step 9 - If you want to read detailed descriptions of premium modules available for e-Sword, try here:
http://estudysource....page/index.aspx
Step 10 - You will definitely want to join Bible Support. This is a site designed to help e-Sword users and provide literally thousands of additional free downloads for e-Sword. Joining is FREE and all of the downloads are FREE. It should be noted that many of the best Bible Study resources are very old and in the public domain. This is how Bible Support can provide so many FREE resources. I must add that most of the downloads here are outstanding, first-class additions to e-Sword. They also have a forum for help and support.
http://www.biblesupport.com/
I hope that you enjoy e-Sword as much as I do. e-Sword is like having an outstanding Bible Study Library available in a quick, easy, and organized way.
Edited by Tom Rightmer, 17 April 2012 - 02:05 AM.
