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Drafting

Steps to draft the Open Bible Stories

  • Click New project from the left side menu on the project page
  • Select OBS from the dropdown menu
  • Fill in all the required information in the fields
  • Select the created OBS project from the Projects page
  • An editor pane opens
  • Click on the icon for new layout to load reference resources
  • Click the resource selector icon on the new layout
  • A Resource pane will open up, displaying a list of available resources
  • Select the appropriate reference resource

Scribe allows to access various resources for reference such as Open Bible Stories, OBS Translation Notes, OBS Translation Questions, and OBS Translation Words List.

How to Use the OBS Editor

  • Open the OBS project you created

  • Turn off the speaker button to disable audio playback

  • Select the paragraph you want to type or edit

  • Click the down arrow icon in the editor to navigate between different stories

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In the OBS editor, users can easily type, edit, copy, paste, undo, and redo text changes.

Record Audio for Open Bible Stories

Users can record audio for the Open Bible Stories. To get started, follow the steps on the Audio Recording .

Access shortcut keys here to make audio recording easier. Shortcut Keys for Audio recording.

How to export the OBS file?

  • Start by selecting the OBS Project you want to Export from the project page 

  • Find the three-dot menu at the end of the project name and click on it

  • In the menu that appears, choose the Export option

  • A dialogue box for export settings will open, giving you the following export options 

OBS Export Options

  • Text Only (MD Files) - Exports all stories as individual Markdown (.md) text files.

  • Complete (Audio + Text) - Creates a ZIP file containing all text files and audio recordings, including multiple takes.

  • Combined Stories Audio - Exports one combined audio file per story, merging all recordings into a single track for each story.

  • Default Audio + Text - Exports the selected default audio take along with the text files.

Click the option and choose the folder where you want to export the file.

Steps to download resources for reference

OPEN BIBLE STORIES (Available only on download)

  • On the resource pane, click the resources selector on the top right side or LOAD A MODULE
  • Open Bible Stories will be selected by default
  • On the right pane, select the Resource tab
  • Enter the desired language in the Select Language search bar and click on the SAVE FILTER button
  • The selected language resource will appear below
  • Click on the download button located on the right side of the selected resource
  • After a successful download, a message will appear, confirming the successful download of the resource
  • The downloaded Bible story will now appear in the OBS tab
  • Select the resource from the OBS section by clicking on it

The selected resource will be displayed in the layout, allowing the user to refer to it as needed

Steps to upload the resources from local device through COLLECTION tab

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Scripture Burrito validated folder is required to upload resources. How to create Scripture Burrito folder?

  • Click on the COLLECTION tab to import resources from the local device
  • Click on Select Folder
  • Select the file from local drive to upload
  • Click Upload
  • The uploaded file will appear in OBS tab

To download reference resource for OBS Translation Notes, OBS Translation Questions, and OBS Translation Words

  • Select the required reference resource
  • A list of reference resources will show in the right pane
  • Select the resource by hovering over the resource
  • Click the download Icon
  • After successfully downloading the resource, a notification message labeled "Resource download finished" will appear at the bottom left side of the screen
  • The downloaded resource appears on top of the list in the downloaded section