Reassigning highlights to specific resource documents.

I've made numerous highlights in many books, but now I've discovered that all the highlights have been saved into one of the default documents (Solid Colors / Emphasis MarkUp / Highlighter Pens).

I now know how to set the default highlighting so that it saves into a document for each specific resource, going forward.

How can I reassign my older highlights into their specific resource?

Is there a way of doing this other than going through every highlight in each book individually (literally thousands to edit)?

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David A Egolf

Create the resource note file where they are to be moved. Then open the large highlight file and the newly created note file side by side. Use the pull down menu from the current highlight file and select the "Sort by reference". This should cause all the highlights from each resource to be grouped together. Scroll through the highlight file until you locate the highlights for the resource with the new notes file. Then drag and drop the highlights from the old file to the new one by one.

Stephen Pallot

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/793997#Comment_793997

Thanks for the quick reply.

I created the new doc and have opened the existing one side by side. However I'm unable do drag and drop highlights from one doc to the other. When I try to drag and drop the resource just opens at the highlight.

David A Egolf

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/794012#Comment_794012

With the note files side by side, left click and hold the box at the front of the highlight. Then, while holding the mouse button down, drag to the new note file. Let up on the button when you are in the space where the new notes are displayed.

David A Egolf

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/794016#Comment_794016

BTW: This technique of moving highlights also works for notes.

While you are at it, you should probably be setting your individual palettes to either "Most recent note file" or "Resource specific note file". This is done by hovering over the end of the Palette name; e.g., "SOLID COLORS". A down arrow will appear. When you click the down arrow you will get a menu with "Save in" at the end. I use Most recent note file so that I have control over where my notes and highlights go.

Most of the time, I collect highlights and notes in a file specific to that resource. It is my default to keep the size of the note files down. Also, the Logos default of collecting all highlights in palette files just causes huge disorganized files.

However, sometimes I want to collect notes and highlights on a topical basis. This can become important when doing research. I find that I like to have topical note files for building class presentations. As I move from resource to resource the notes for that topic are lumped together in a single file.

I also tend to turn my notes files into clippings files; i.e., I copy all the text from the resource into the notes file before adding my own comments. That way the notes files are readable in their own right. I usually have enough information in the notes file that I do not have to revisit the resource in order to process the information for preparing class notes. Think of it as a 3 X 5 card for research purposes.

Stephen Pallot

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/794016#Comment_794016

I had the document on the "Quote" view, so there was no box at the front. I changed the doc view to "Compact" and am now able to drag and drop.[:)]

I've got lots of dragging and dropping to do, but at least it's faster than erasing and re-highlighting.

Thanks for your help David. Blessings to you.

scooter

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/794020#Comment_794020

I also tend to turn my notes files into clippings files; i.e., I copy all the text from the resource into the notes file before adding my own comments.

I wonder if you could expand on turning note files into clipping files?? It is the next step for me in using L6 and I am not relating to the Help menu, where clippings come from the resource.

David A Egolf

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/794038#Comment_794038

Clippings files are intended to be used like 3 X 5 cards. You highlight what you want to see in the clippings file, but it doesn't leave any markers in the base document to indicate that you were there. It does collect large amounts of text and even tables for processing later.

I live on my iPad's. I noticed that there was no provision for clipping file access, either reading or writing, from the mobile devices. I also like my notes files to be readable on their own right. I like to browse the note file and be able to tell why I took the note. Therefore, I tend to take my own clippings. I do this by copying a significant amount of text into each note before I add my own content. This gives me the added benefit that I can share the notes files with other Logos users and there is a chance that it might make sense even if they do not own the base resources.

To do this on the iPad, I (1) select the text of interest, (2) make it into a highlight making sure that it goes into the proper notes file, (3) I touch the highlighted text and select the right arrow on the right which gives me the option to COPY the highlighted text, (3) I touch it again and select edit, (4) from the EDIT window I paste the text into the text window, (5) I add my own comments about why I chose this text for my own note content, (6) I prepare a title. This technique should work Logos or Vyrso on either Android or iPad devices and the resulting notes will propagate to all of your Logos installations.

This actually works better on Android or iPad mobile units since taking a note on the PC decides that whatever is highlighted for taking a note should be excerpted and pasted into the title of the note. Seldom does the automated note title suffice.

My resulting notes files can be quite readable and more resemble clippings files.

BTW: There are several lengthy thread where Logos users give their personal usage cases on (1) taking notes and (2) organizing notes files. I would advise some consideration to the organization of the notes files so that you do not find yourself having to copy multiple notes and highlights into your preferred configuration. It is much easier to set things up in advance. I would warn you that one thread shows a technique for have individual notes located in multiple notes files. While this appears to work, it was quite buggy when I tried it. I would not advise attempting to replicate notes into multiple notes files.

Thanks for asking!

David A Egolf

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/794045#Comment_794045

Since both Scooter and Stephen appear to be relatively new to the forums, I will provide a link with information on how to search for links on the Logos forum. I suggested that threads exist on how to take notes. Google is probably the best way to locate these links. This link on Logos tips provides a methodology for using Google to search Logos forums for specific content. Using Google is superior to the search bar provided by Logos. Also, this link will give you a way to get the Tip of the Day, which is has many different topics covered for making your Logos experience more productive.

If you click on the "Tip of the Day" link provided by MB toward the beginning of the article you will get a reading list window in your Logos application which will be links to all the Tip of the Day articles provided by the Logos experts.

Tip of the Day

scooter

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/794047#Comment_794047

Hi, Stephen and David: Stephen, I thank you for asking the questions I should have asked.

David, thank you for taking the time to address the questions we two have put forth here. I have been around since L3, highlighting books, creating clippings that I called notes and creating notes that I called notes. I simply attached them to their home resource via whatever folder enfolded them and moved on to the next book.

I have reached the exact time when I want to compare, take notes and reach some conclusions. I can handle the tomes [ex., Campbell’s ‘’Paul and the Deliverance of God’’] but how to use L6 leaves me frozen at the starting line.

Until now. I have set up a layout with 2 novels. I will use all you taught yesterday, David, to practise those skills on these poor, unsuspecting Vyrso novels. Providence, gentlemen. Stephen: your question. David: your kind answers. And the God who directs. Bless you both.