Section i Table of Contents 1. LOGOS DESKTOP OVERVIEW... 1 Overview...1 Toolbar...1 Menus...2 Documents...2 Guides...2 Tools...3 Library...3 Bible reference...4 Settings...4 Passage...4 Social...5 Lookup...5 Layouts...5 Help...5 Command box...5 Shortcuts bar...6 Synchronization...6 2. HOME PAGE OVERVIEW...7 Open and close the home page...7 Items on the home page...7 Navigate through the pages...8 Jump to an article...8 Jump to my account page...8 Customize the home page...8 Change the startup action...9 Don t open home page when desktop is cleared...9 3. HOME PAGE BIBLE STUDY...11 Choose preferred...11 Passage box... 12 Home page topic study... 12 Home page passage study...14 Default home page bible study screen...14 4. PASSAGE GUIDE...15 Open the passage guide... 15 Generate the report... 16 Explanation of passage guide sections... 16 5. EXEGETICAL GUIDE...19 Open the exegetical guide... 19 Generate the report...20 Explanation of exegetical guide sections...20 Explanation of word by word items... 21 Word by word bible...22 Word by word settings...22 Word by word arrangement...22 Syntactical information...23 Bible sense lexicon...23 6. BIBLE WORD STUDY...25 Open bible word study...25 Generate the report...26 Paste hebrew or greek words... 27 Type hebrew or greeek... 27 Explanation of bible word study sections... 27 Original language translation ring...29 English word translation ring...30 Root... 31 Senses...32 Grammatical relationships...33 Preposition use...33 Density graph...35 Verse range...35 7. SERMON STARTER GUIDE...37 Open the sermon starter guide... 37 Generate the report... 37 Explanation of sections for report based on a theme...38 Explanation of sections for report based on a passage...38 Add other sections to the report...39 8. TOPIC GUIDE...41 Open the topic guide...41 Generate the report...41 Explanations of sections... 42 Add other sections to the report... 42 9. CUSTOM GUIDES AND REPORTS...43 Template terminology...43 Master guide templates...43 Saved reports...44 Customized reports...44 Intersecting reports...45 Refresh report...45 iii
Logos Bible Software Training Manual: Volume 1 Return sections to a report...46 Delete the report...46 Spreadsheet view of reports...46 Resize the spreadsheet...47 Column headers...47 Display column headers...47 Change width of columns...47 Reposition column headers...48 Display reports by reference...48 Display reports by name...48 Display reports by type...48 Display in ascending / descending order...48 Limit the display of reports...49 Expand / collapse all on right click menu...49 Open a report...49 Delete a report...49 New guide templates...50 My guide templates...50 Create a new guide template...50 Open a new guide template... 51 Edit a new guide template... 52 Delete a new guide template... 52 Right click section title bar...53 10. BIBLE FACTS...55 Four tools in one...55 Overview...56 Expand / collapse sidebar sections... 57 Change size of image... 57 Move an image... 57 Print / export an image...58 11. BIBLICAL PEOPLE...59 Open biblical people...59 Generate a report...59 Overview of the report...60 Generate another report... 61 See people from a biblical chapter...62 Related family trees...62 Open a dictionary article...62 Open a dictionary from right menu...62 12. BIBLICAL PLACES...63 Open biblical places...63 Generate a report...64 Overview of biblical places...64 Generate another report...65 See places from biblical chapter...66 Calculate distances...66 Identify coordinates...66 Look up coordinates on google maps...66 Related images... 67 The biblical world map... 67 Open find on a map...68 Open a dictionary article...68 Open a dictionary from right menu...68 13. BIBLICAL THINGS...69 Open biblical things...69 Generate a report... 70 Overview of biblical things... 70 Generate a report... 71 See things from biblical chapter... 71 Related images... 71 Open a dictionary article... 72 Open a dictionary from right menu... 72 14. BIBLICAL EVENTS...73 Open biblical events... 73 Generate a report... 73 Open biblical events from the timeline... 73 Overview...74 Bible events profile...74 Generate another report... 75 15. INFORMATION PANEL...77 Open the information panel... 77 Display information in the panel... 78 Information panel settings... 78 Update information on...78 Definition...78 Footnotes...78 Gloss...79 Lemma [greek, hebrew, or aramaic]... 79 Morphology...79 Strong s numbers...80 Other references...80 Highlighting...80 Translated... 81 Referent... 81 Freeze the data... 81 Copy the data... 81 Overview of information panel...82 16. TEXT COMPARISON...83 iv
Section i: Table of Contents Build a standard parallel bible...83 Build a compare parallel bible...84 Explanations of the compare parallel bible...85 Link text comparison...85 Shortcut to preview text comparison...86 17. LIBRARY...87 Open the library... 87 Overview of the library...88 Simple and detailed views...89 Select column headers...89 Categories of information...89 Reorder column headers...90 Resize columns...90 Select how resources are displayed...90 Ascending / descending order...90 Display resources in a collection... 91 Locate a resource... 91 Library filter fields... 91 Ranked resources...92 Open resource information...93 Overview of resource information...93 Preview resource information...94 Change resource title...94 Add an abbreviated title...94 Rate a resource...95 Rate multiple resources at once...95 Display only resources with a specific rating...96 Community ratings...96 Tag to a resource...96 Tag multiple resources at once... 97 Display only resources with a specific tag...98 Community tags...98 Open a resource...98 Open multiple resources at once...99 18. PRIORITIZED RESOURCES...101 Add resources to a prioritized list...101 Prioritize multiple resources at once...101 Prioritize a series...102 Reorder prioritized list...102 Remove a prioritized resource...103 Strategy for a prioritized list...103 Set prioritization limits example...104 Set prioritization limits explanations...104 19. THE TAB SYSTEM...107 Explanation of terms...107 Descriptions of the Logos desktop...108 Open multiple copies of a resource...108 Move tabs...109 Convert tabs to windows... 110 Dock tabs in the main Logos window... 110 Close tabs...111 Resize tiles...111 Drag toolbar and menu items...112 Automatically arrange tiles...112 Drag windows to secondary monitors...112 20. RESOURCE PANELS...113 Overview of panel...114 Overview of panel menu...115 Index schemes... 116 Active index... 116 Navigate with the reference box... 116 Versified shortcuts...117 Link panels... 118 Locator bar... 118 Table of contents... 119 Previous and next... 119 Back and forward...120 Auto bookmarks...120 Bible cross references...120 Send hyperlinks here...121 Bible text only...121 Text size in a resource...122 Default text size in all resources...122 Default font...122 Default panel background color...122 Red letter...123 Justify resource text...123 Line spacing...123 Columns...123 Reading view...124 Reading view for bible facts...124 Keystrokes for navigating...124 Show footnotes...124 Read aloud...125 Resource information...125 Program scaling...125 21. PREVIOUS LOCATIONS...127 History...127 Local history...127 Auto bookmarks...127 Global history...128 Bookmarks...128 Set a bookmark...128 Open a bookmark...129 Delete a bookmark...129 Favorites...129 Save location to favorites...129 v
Logos Bible Software Training Manual: Volume 1 Create favorites folder... 130 Create favorites sub folder... 130 Save location to favorites folder... 130 Open a favorite... 130 Rearrange favorites...131 Alphabetically sort favorites...131 Delete a favorite...131 Rename a favorite folder...132 Layouts...132 Open an automatic snapshot...132 Application closed snapshot...133 Named layouts...133 Save the current desktop...133 Open a named layout...134 Delete a snapshot...134 Rename a named layout...134 Change an existing layout...134 Delete a named layout...135 Add a layout to the shortcuts bar...135 22. PARALLEL AND SIMILAR RESOURCES...137 Parallel resources...137 Open a parallel resource in a new tab...138 Open a parallel resource in the same tab...138 Order the default parallel resources...138 Create customized parallel resources...139 Navigate through parallel resources set...139 Similar resources...139 23. BIBLE CROSS REFERENCES...141 Preferred bible... 141 Cross reference to preferred bible... 141 Cross reference to a non-preferred bible... 141 Power lookup...142 Right click on a cross reference...144 24. OVERVIEW OF SEARCHING...145 Open the search panel...145 Overview of search panel...145 Search panel menu...146 Search types...146 Search history... 147 Case sensitive search... 147 Match all forms search... 147 Search icon to shortcuts bar...148 Search examples...148 Previous/next search results...149 25. SEARCH COLLECTIONS...151 Open the collections panel... 151 Overview of collections panel...152 Collection rule...152 Dynamic rules...153 Exclude resources...154 Include additional resources...154 Create a collection...154 Edit a collection...155 Delete a collection...155 Select a collection in a search panel...156 Suggestions...156 Create a parallel resources set...156 Create a bibliography from a collection...157 26. BASIC SEARCHING...159 Word search...159 Phrase search...159 Bible reference search...160 Image search...160 Boolean search queries...160 Or search...161 And search...161 Andnot search...161 Proximity search...161 Group search...162 Field search...162 Highlight search...163 Basic search results...163 Basic search results shortcuts...164 27. BIBLE SEARCHING...165 Open bible search panel...165 Overview of bible search parameters...166 Difference between basic and bible search...166 Bible search while typing...166 Field search...167 Custom bible search ranges...167 Bible(s) to search...168 Word search...168 Phrase search...169 Boolean search queries...169 Or search... 169 And search...170 Andnot search...170 Proximity search...170 Group search...171 vi
Section i: Table of Contents Highlight search... 171 Case sensitive search... 172 Match all forms search... 172 Bible search results in grid format...173 Bible search results in verses format... 174 Bible search results in aligned format... 175 Bible search results in analysis format... 176 Graph bible search results...177 Options for saving a graph...177 Create visual filter...178 Bible search results to passage list...178 Bible search results to word list...179 28. RIGHT MOUSE SEARCHING...181 Search range options...181 English word...181 English phrase...182 Cross reference...182 Bible verse...182 Original language lemma...183 Manuscript form in reverse interlinear...183 Hebrew/greek root...183 Hebrew/greek manuscript...184 Hebrew/greek phrase...184 Morphology...184 Louw-nida...185 Find in a map...198 32. COMMAND BOX...199 Use the command box...199 Open resources...199 Available commands...200 Examples of commands in action...200 Commands in action...201 33. SHORTCUTS BAR...203 Locate the shortcuts bar...203 Add to shortcuts bar...203 Execute a shortcut...204 Preview ahortcut feature...204 Move a shortcut...204 Add a text label to an icon...204 Change a shortcut icon...205 Delete a shortcut icon...205 29. CITED BY...187 Use cited by...187 Select resources to search...187 Display the results...188 Biblical search hits...188 Jump to basic search...189 Right mouse cited by...189 Cited by automatically linked...190 30. LOOK UP AND POWER LOOKUP...191 Look up cross references and footnotes...191 Turn off follow link...191 Look up information for lemmas...192 Look up information for english...192 Double click look up...193 Look up information for bible references...193 31. FIND...195 Use find...195 Find in a bible...196 Find in a hebrew or greek dictionary...196 Find in a note file...197 Find in a clippings file...197 Find in a hymnal...198 vii
Section 1 Logos Desktop Overview A dashboard or instrument panel on an automobile or airplane neatly houses vgauges, lights, switches, buttons, etc., all designed to be close at hand when you need them. One main window within Logos Bible Software houses files, guides, reports, tools, etc. Think of this window as the dashboard of your software. What you need to read and study the Bible is just a click away. The dashboard desktop consists of several components allowing you to quickly access numerous features: overview A B C d e A. Toolbar B. Menus C. Command Box D. Shortcuts Bar E. Synchronization Home. This newspaper like Home Page arranges blogs, excerpts from resources, Reading Plans, Prayer Lists, and more. (A) Toolbar Library. This customizable electronic bookshelf, housing all of your e-books, allows you to arrange, prioritize, and open resources. (B) Search. The one Search icon provides access to Basic, Bible, Clause, Morphology, and Syntax searching. (C) A b c 1
Logos Bible Software Training Manual: Volume 1 Menus DOCUMENTS Your own user created documents are created and opened here. Documents include: Bibliography. A list of citations which can easily be pasted into a paper. Clippings. A document containing index cards on which you can paste, for future use, excerpts from resources, the web, Word documents, etc. Handout. A document comprised of items related to your Bible lesson or sermon that can be distributed to your class or congregation (Windows only). Logos Desktop Overview Notes. A document archiving your Bible study research which can easily be accessed in the future. Passage List. A list of verses can be created and saved here. Prayer List. A customized prayer journal in which prayer requests and answers to prayer can be recorded. Reading Plan. A personalized, calendar based plan encouraging you to read the Bible or any resource in a systematic way. Sentence Diagram. A file with either a traditional line diagram or block diagram for any biblical passage can be created here. Syntax Search. A saved search query that can be opened in the Syntax Search dialog. Visual Filter. An overlay on Bibles and books that automatically highlights words, phrases, or morphological data. Word Find Puzzle. A customizable puzzle for any biblical passage in any Bible that can be saved for future use. Word List. A list of words or lemmas that can be used for a variety of reasons, including vocabulary cards and examining word count from a biblical text. GUIDES These customizable, electronic research assistants help you in original language study (even if you don t know Hebrew and Greek) as well as locating biblical insights from your library and the web. You can even create and save your own Guide Templates. 2
Section 1: Logos Desktop Overview The big 5 guides are: Passage Guide. This assistant locates, links, and lays out lots of information from your e-books and the web for any biblical passage. Exegetical Guide. Among other things, this original language tutor provides Hebrew and Greek definitions from your favorite dictionaries for the words in your biblical passage. Bible Word Study. This language advocate focuses on one word (English, Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic, etc.) at a time, providing definitions, occurrences, syntactical data, and more. Sermon Starter Guide. This motivator jumpstarts your message preparation for a biblical text or theme by providing links to key verses, outlines, illustrations, and more. Topic Guide. When studying a subject, this research assistant searches for and arranges relevant information such as dictionary articles, family tree, maps, images, and more. TOOLS Numerous tools, available to help you study the Bible, organize your resources, and customize the system, are divided into the following categories: LIBRARY Collections. These personally defined groupings of books allow you to search just that Collection rather than all of your resources at once. Favorites. In addition to 9 Bookmarks, you can save unlimited links to locations and then organize them within folders. Highlighting. Mark up your resources with styles provided for you or create your own. History. This chronological list displays places you ve previously visited in your software. Personal Books. Transform your docx documents into Logos resources with this easy to use tool. Reading Lists. This search tool locates and displays prepared Reading Lists from topics.logos.com. 3
Logos Bible Software Training Manual: Volume 1 BIBLE REFERENCE Biblical Facts. Access family trees, maps, images, and timelines for the people, places, things, and events in the Bible with this powerful dataset. Bible Sense Lexicon. Pinpoint the precise contextual meaning of a Hebrew or Greek noun with this language dataset. Timeline. View world and biblical events on this hyperlinked, searchable Timeline. SETTINGS Logos Desktop Overview Program Settings. Here you can customize your software by adjusting the text size, fonts, etc. PASSAGE assist you in analyzing a passage of Scripture: Copy Bible Verses. This dialog allows you to copy verses from any Bible into other applications such as Word and PowerPoint. Explorer. This mini Passage Guide links to relevant information as you re studying a biblical passage. Passage Analysis. Five separate components Compare Pericopes. From here you can see in parallel columns how your passage is included in pericopes from various Bibles. Word Tree. This interactive visual concordance allows you to see relationships between words in a passage. Morph River. The morphological information based on the original language of your passage is graphically depicted in this colorful tool. Cluster Graph. This plotted graph depicts the similarity of the wording of your passage among different Bibles. Version River. Colorful rivers illustrate the similarities and differences in the wording of your passage in various Bibles. 4
Section 1: Logos Desktop Overview Text Comparison. This tool shows the actual differences in the wording of your passage from your base Bible and as many compared Bibles as you desire. SOCIAL Community Notes. Share your and/or see others observations about a passage via FaithLife groups. LOOKUP Cited By. This Scripture reference index searches any portion of your library for all occurrences of a biblical passage. Information. Any layered information that is associated with the word on which the mouse pointer is resting will be displayed in this Information panel. Power Lookup. Automatically look up any cross references, hyperlinks, etc. in the active tab or selected text. Pronunciation. Greek words are listed and pronounced here. LAYOUTS From here you can select a tiled arrangement for the open panels as well as name any snapshot of the screen to open in the future. HELP The question mark icon identifies the Help menu. From here, you can access Logos help files and discover what version of the software you re currently running. In this text box, you can type shortcut commands to perform many Logos features. command box Windows: Mac: 5
Logos Bible Software Training Manual: Volume 1 shortcuts bar In the Shortcuts area, you can drag and drop items to create visual shortcuts to numerous Logos features. (A) Windows: Mac: A b A b Logos Desktop Overview synchronization While working online, Logos automatically backs up your work and then syncs to your other devices. (B) 6