Select the river and edit it, which makes a custom object copy of it and hides the original standard river object. The custom object (including its label) can then be customized however you want.

I had difficulty following David's helpful advice, on my PC clicking the Select Tool (or using | Tools | Select Object (or CTRL-H) all just gave me the hiourglass and a message from Windows that BibleMapper was "Not Responding". However, elsewhere Mark kindly suggested CTRL-F and then choose the object to edit from the popup menu. I was going to make a nice screencast showing my success, but I can only get the new label to stick out W-E ("horizontally") though I can now place it where i wish...

Request

I have submitted a request for a key to unlock the more advanced functions of Biblemapper. How long does this normally take?

Tim Augustyn, I waited about three days for mine, but then I'm in India. So, what do I know?

Can anyone give me the step-by-step key/mouse/clicks to make an object of a custom route between Ekron and Beth-shemesh? I've read the instructions, but I'm missing something. (It may be my own good sense!)

Don

Same question for adding more terrain.

I have tried to download Bible Mapper 3 times. From your Home Page, I clicked Download, followed your directions by emailing you at bibmapsupport@biblemapper.com, received the email, followed directions for verification using the last 32 characters of the link, and each time got a message that either the verification number is incorrect or I am already verified. I then went back to your Download page and clicked on .msi file and followed directions, loading it onto my computer. But when I open it, I don't have functionality (even to create a map using New Bible Map). I am able to move around on the map, change the view percentage, eliminate and/or add things on the default map...but can't create my own new map. Also, all the city titles are piled up on top of each other and just make a black mass the smaller the image is. Finally, when I go to Help, then Registration, it tells me I am not registered. Between Attempt 1 & 2, then again between Attempt 2 & 3, I removed Bible Mapper from my computer list of programs so I could start again fresh. With my Attempt 3, I even switched to my husband's email address thinking perhaps your database was reading mine twice (since I tried twice) and not allowing it to validate a duplicate. Still no luck.

Please help. This looks like a wonderful opportunity for me to build meaningful references for the Old Testament survey class I am creating for an adult Sunday School course.

careovitt@yahoo.com (also tried under my husband's email: rod_ovitt@yahoo.com)

I too have a question about how long it takes to get a key to start being able to save a map. I've already created a few and have learned the nuances (and quirks) of this wonderful software but without the key everything has to vanish after I'm done. I submitted my request over five days ago.

The e-mail address requesting a key will not work for me. I don't find any way to communicate with the address that issues keys. Windows will not reconize the address no matter how I enter it....Tommy

Help! I can't crop my map down to size. I succeeded once or twice and now, every time I hit bitmap export, the software jams up.

While you wait for a key, and give thanks for David who made this superb tool and made it freely available, you can save maps by doing a "print screen" (often by pressing the Function Key and the PrtSc key and then pasting the screen dump into an image editing program or direct into PPT...

I still cannot get the address bibmapsupport@biblemapper.com to come up. I get a error message "Windows cannot find bibmapsupport@biblemapper.com" Can anyone tell me what the problem is. I would like to request a key. Maybe someone out there can request one for me.....Thanks Tommy

Is there any plan to develop a portable version of Biblemapper?

Request
Using on a mac
Is this programme suitable for mac computers I reeally like it
Andrew

Andrew - The program will NOT run natively on a Mac. But it does run excellently on a Mac running Parallels. I'm sure the same is true with VM Fusion. I've tried running it using CrossOver, and X86 emulator, but it locked up everytime. I'm on a MacBook Pro and am using Windows XP. So far, it's been great!

Although I've not tried running the program on Parallels yet, I agree with Francis that running WinXP on the Mac using Parallels is a great solution. We use our Macbook for Voice of the Martyrs presentations and have Parallels with WinXP running on it. It resolves the problem of having to have two separate computers -- one running OSX and one running WinXP.

I am new at Biblemapper, and it looks like a program that would be useful in preparing Sunday School lessons. I received the key and can work with the maps, but they do not print properly. There's a little color rectangle in the upper left-hand corner, and the test is sketchy etc..

Does anyone know how this can be fixed?

Thanks.

Help, each time I try to register BM3 I get this error message-C\...\BibleMapper\ registrartion.txt was not found. The registration then fails to complete.
Has anyone had this problem or know how to solve this problem. For you info, I downloaded the program to my computer and then ran the exe file from my computer.
Thanks for you help. Fred

I'm having the same printing problem as Steve Walker at the top of this list. This renders the program pretty much unusable for me. I tried installing it on my Windows XP machine and when I try to print, the program crashes.

PRINTING PROBLEM: For those of you with this problem...
a) Which version of BibleMapper are you using?
b) Could you please share a copy of your map on this site. (Share here: http://biblemapper.pbworks.com/Bible-Mapper-Maps) Others could then try to print and see if the problem is a general one or if there are specific issues.
Thanks.

I am using BM3 (the unsupported version) to try out before I wanted to pay for BM4. I will share what I have currently.

A) I am using BibleMapper4
B) I can confirm that trying to print the Amos map (Shauger's) crashes the program.
C) I can print other maps in high quality with no issues.
D) There must be something about that Amos map, but I can't figure out why it causes a problem...

1) There evidently are two issues here. I think my file must be corrupted. I tried it on another computer and it crashed.
2) I also tried printing the default map on three different computers with two different printers and the color does not print. Maybe this is a Biblemapper 3 problem?

Gee, I created a new map and now I can't even print anything from my Windows 7 machine - it crashes!

Ok, learned something with BM3. Once it crashes trying to print, it will crash there on after until you reboot. I rebooted and tried printing out my new Amos map. It prints but of course it doesn't print all the relief color for some reason.

I'm getting ready to make maps for a book-length project, which prompts these questions:
(1) How do I do something like a "template" setup so that all my maps have the same look and feel for fonts, sizing, and terrain shading?
(2) What's the best size to export them so that when I size them for the placement on the page, the fonts stay regular. For example, I'll often be making maps that are about 3" across, sometimes more like about 5" across. How do I avoid my fonts in the 3" version being smaller by 3/5 than they are in the 5" version?
(3) How do I avoid increasing the density of the fills by the proportion that I shrink to fit my sizing? This wouldn't be a factor in vector art, but it seems like in raster art, sizing down will darken background, and sizing up would lighten it. And perhaps I might even run into a problem with moire patterns for the same reason.

I am trying to edit or remove individual comment boxes from a map, but can't seem to figure out how to do it. I have found how to keep all of the comments from displaying, but not to modify or delete individual ones. Everything I try pops up a box to add a new comment. Any suggestions?

Installation of BM4
I have downloaded Bible Mapper 4 (76MB) and paid for the additional Bible Mapper key. I have tried to install the program but consistently received the following error message.
"The installation package could not be opened. Contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer package". I am working on a PC with Windows XP Professional and all the Service Packs are installed. Please would you assist in getting me started.
Barry Williams

There are several comments here about not being able to get Windows to recognize bibmapsupport at biblemapper.com to work. Just wanted to put up her that Bible Mapper 3 needs an email to bibmapsupport3 at biblemapper.com and Bible Mapper 4 needs an email to bibmapsupport4 at biblemapper.com. Things have probably changed since the comments were made.

I am learning to use BM4 and I have purchased the key. I can't seem to figure out how to get the political boundaries to look like the ones in the examples in the gallery (different soft transparent colors). I also noticed an example map in the gallery that showed the modern day political boundaries. I would like to know how to make the modern day political boundaries; on the display panel the time periods only go up to the Roman time period. I would greatly appreciate someone's help with this! Also, are there any more tutorials than the ones on this site?

I've tried BM3 and BM4, both run laboriously slow on my dual-core XP machine. I have no problem running 15 other apps simultaneously, but even with a clean boot and one app running, it takes ~10 seconds just to select text, another 10 seconds to move the map around, etc. If I turn off TerrainShading, it moves noticeably little faster, but still waaaaaay too slow to be useable.

What am I doing wrong?

I'm new to biblemapper and trying version 3 before I make a decision to purchase version 4. I've watched all of the tutorial videos but I can not figure out how to save the map that I've created into a format that I can then use to insert into a word doc for a Bible Study hand out. Is there someway to save the file into jpg or something other than the biblemapper format that a graphics program can recognize?

I submitted a request for a key to bibmapsupport3 at biblemapper.com, but the email was returned as undeliverable. Is there a different address?

New user but can't even see the video and the Maper has map with bleeds overlapping fonts? Help!!!

Is there a version of Bible Mapper that will run on Linux?

I have Bible Mapper 4.0 on my old computer and all I have to do, to place it into my study notes in a Microsoft Word document, is copy and paste it. In version 4.5 on my new computer there doesn't seem to be a way to copy and paste. Is there a way I can get it into my study notes in word?

Request 4: I am new here after a hiatus of several years. I have just purchased Bible Mapper 5. When I am drawing a line between two cities, I have found that I cannot change its color from default red. I have watched the Tutorial. When I call up the color change pop-up there is no OK button like there is in the Tutorial. Am I missing something obvious?

I am using Bible Mapper 5. Pioneers blaze trails, which become roads as people follow and move into areas. Modern roads seem to follow these trails, yet when I compare modern roads in Israel today, they do not seem to align well with “ancient roads.” Can we import modern roads into the software in such a way that we can also hide segments, for example there may be evidence that a highway failed to follow ancient roads. Perhaps it is not important, but I feel that the better the information that we have, the better conclusions that we can make. Thanks for the help and consideration.

I have downloaded Bible Mapper 5. I just want to load a map only of Israel, and is it possible to load modern roads,