The iPad LDS Scriptures app is the most comprehensive scripture library ever made available on a hand-held device. Containing all core-curriculum manuals and thousands of additional items available for free download, this is the app to improve your daily scripture study. It is the only LDS Scriptures app with real tabs allowing you to quickly and easily navigate content.
Overview
LDS Scriptures is simply the best scripture application available for the iPad. It has the most content, updates, support and features of any iPad scriptures app period. Content includes the entire LDS Standard Works, all core-curriculum manuals, and manuals for optional courses, leaders, and the family. Song books (hymns and children's), study resources, along with other guides. And for your convenience, every scriptural reference is hyperlinked.-
Split Pane Modes
LDS Scriptures app doubles your scriptures study tools by offering the exclusive split pane modes feature. Choose from Full Pane, Split Pane or Library Pane modes in both Portrait and Landscape orientations to view your content your way. Have your lesson on one side and the scriptures on the other, or the latest Ensign PDF taking up the entire screen. This feature also doubles the amount of tabs, up to 40, you can have open simultaneously. What you like and how you like it.
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Social Network Integration
Post scriptures and thoughts on Facebook and share scriptures and thoughts using Twitter.
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Scripture Links in Notes
Specify a scripture reference in a note (Alma 5:4, for example) and it turns into a real link you can use.
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Custom Cross-References and Footnotes
Highly customize your study and learning experience by creating a limitless number of your own cross-references! Each cross-reference can also have a personalized note.
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Favorites
Mark frequently used resources in the Text Library as a Favorite and quickly navigate to them by tapping on the favorites icon on the top toolbar.
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Audio and Video
Play audio version of the scriptures and hymns! Supports pause, resume and auto-advance to next chapter while reading - also fully compatible with multi-tasking support in iOS4 and later. General conference talks also support video playback.
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ePub Format Support
Upload ePub files to My Library and view them in the LDS Scriptures for the iPad!
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Open Links in a New Tab
Tap a link and select the add-to-tabs icon to open the link into its own tab!
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Add Names to TrueTabs™
Become more organized by adding names above tab entries to differentiate between personal study and family study or just to keep track of topics.
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Fast PDF Page Turning Animations
Tired of waiting several seconds for a page to turn when reading the scriptures in PDF format? Wait no longer! Simply slide the page from left to right instantly to browse page to page with a life-like page turning animation!
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Bible and Church History Maps
Includes all 14 official Bible maps (Canaan in Old Testament Times through The World of the Old Testament) and all 7 of the church history maps (Northeastern United States through The Westward Movement of the Church).
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Bible and Church History Photos
Includes many historical photos released by the Church from the Bible (Bethlehem, Garden of Gethsemane) and Church History (Kirtland Temple, Hill Cumorah).
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Latter-day Prophets Photos
Includes all the prophets from Joseph Smith through Thomas S. Monson.
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Gospel Art Book
View the Gospel Art Book and use the pictures for learning and teaching at home or at church!
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AirPrint Support
Print wirelessly to any AirPrint enabled printer!
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Search Engine
The fastest and most feature rich search engine on the iPad. See the search results as you type! Search results are displayed with the verse reference and verse snippets and all the search terms are highlighted in the snippet.
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Advanced Search Options
Wildcard search: single and multiple characters. Fuzzy search: find words that sound like other words - great if you don't know the exact spelling! Proximity search: find words that are near each other. Boolean operators: combine multiple search terms with AND, OR and NOT. See the advanced search help in the application for instructions on how to use the advanced options.
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TrueTabs™
The power of desktop browser style tabs now on the iPad. Open up to 20 different tabs, each displaying a document from anywhere in LDS Scriptures. Assign a title to each tab and set a new home location for each tab! LDS Scriptures remembers all your tab locations each time it's run. TrueTabs™ is vastly superior to multi-page implementations found in other applications.
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Highlighting
The fastest, most proficient highlighting feature of any scripture application on the iPad. Highlight any word or phrase choosing from 12 background colors, 12 foreground colors, bold, italic, and underline!
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Quick Navigation
In addition to the standard layout, view books, chapters and verses in a grid for speedy access! Let your fingers rest because there's no need for tiresome scrolling.
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Customizable Fonts, Colors, Margins and Alignments
Customize the font type, size, style, color, background color, notes color, link color, margin width, paragraph spacing and text alignment.
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Instant Font Size Adjustment
Use a pinching gesture to resize the font while reading! The font size is also adjustable in the settings screen.
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Quick Scroller
Slide your thumb up and down the right side of the screen to rapidly select verses. While scrolling, the current verse number appears in a heads up display for quick identification.
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Auto-Scrolling
Let the text scroll for you! LDS Scriptures supports two auto-scroll settings: tilt-scrolling and timed-scrolling. With tilt-scrolling, the scroll speed is determined by how far the iPad is tilted. With timed-scrolling, the scroll speed is set by adjusting a slider.
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Backup and Restore
Backup your data to the LDSScriptureApp.com server for safe storage so if something happens to your iPad, you can restore the data.
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History List
A list of bookmarks to the last fifty locations you visited. Simply select a bookmark to instantly return to that location!
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Landscape Reading Mode
Rotate the iPad to read in landscape mode. For your convenience, the toolbars will automatically scroll out of view to maximize reading space!
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Load Your Own Content
Upload your own documents to LDSScripturesApp.com which can then be download to your iPad! Optionally, share your content with other LDS Scriptures users.
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Scripture Mastery Bookmarks
Preset bookmarks for quick reference to study and memorize key scriptures found throughout the standard works. Amaze your friends with your scripture knowledge!
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Verse Tagging
Organize verses into common themes by adding unlimited tags. The assigned tags display below the verse text.
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Multi-Verse Bookmarks
Another exclusive feature to the LDS Scriptures app is Multi-Verse Bookmarks. This feature allows you to tap any multiple of passages in a book and save them to your Bookmarks tab. For example, Moroni 10:3-5, 7 & 10 - not a problem. Simply tap at least one passage before tapping 'Done' and, 'bam' you've got bookmarks that work the way you want them to. Save limitless bookmarks into your bookmarks folder. Folders can even be created inside existing folders to create an entire hierarchy of bookmarks with attached descriptions too. Multi-Verse Bookmarks and bookmark folders are completely customizable, they can be deleted, renamed, updated, cut, copied, pasted and reordered.
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Custom Notes & Journal
Create notes for any verse in the LDS Scriptures app Text Library. Assign an icon to the note which displays when viewing the associated verse. While reading a chapter, tap the icon to switch to the note's text. You can also create Journal entries that are automatically dated. Use this feature to create lessons or talks, copy and paste any scripture reference and it automatically creates the hyperlink.
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Email Documents
Email the current document including all highlights and notes!
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New User Tips
Helpful tips appear explaining the robust features of LDS Scriptures for new users.