What types of files can I import into Logos5?

Frank Dornik

What types of files can I import Into Logos5 and how?

Which of these imported files will I be able to place my cursor over Bible references to read the Bible text?

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MJ. Smith

.docx files are supported for personal books. Yes, Bible references will work as you say.

Robert M. Warren

and how?

Hi Frank:

Take a look at this wiki page: https://wiki.logos.com/Personal_Books . It will give you a general overview of the various facets of making personal books (PB).

PBs can range in functionality from simple documents with no specific tagging to highly-functional ones with indexes and links. For your example of mouse-over passages, as long as the bible references are in a format that Logos can interpret, you don't have to do any specific tagging for that; a basic Word .docx file containing readable bible refs will do. (Logos isn't very picky; it will generally do a good job of parsing the ref. It can even deal with Roman numerals in a citation.) This simple document will also be part of the full-text index of Logos and could appear in a search.

For higher functionality, you'll need to "tag" the docx with milestones, fields, etc. The milestones will provide a specific index to your compiled PB. For example, when you see the bible reference in the white box at the top of a bible or commentary bought from Logos, this indicates the resource has been tagged to create a bible index. The same is true for headwords, such as you see in dictionaries; open a dictionary and note the same white box at the top.

I have a few suggestions for you:

Read the Logos help section on Personal Books.
Review the wiki page linked above.
Create a simple PB and compile and see how well it works.
Check this wiki page https://wiki.logos.com/User_Contributed_Personal_Books that contains PBs that other users have created. Download a couple and examine the tagging they did. Compile and see what the tagging accomplished. You'll also get some good free resources in the bargain.
Come back here if you need additional help. (You will.)

Frank Dornik

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/835333#Comment_835333

Thank you! What advantages do books purchased from Logos have over ebooks purchased from christianbooks.com & imported into Logos, since books purchased from Logos are twice the cost?

MJ. Smith

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/835351#Comment_835351

to use ebooks from christianbooks.com you must:

1. Use software to convert from the specific ebook format into .docx format ... which may or may not be legal given the specific licenses

2. Use MSWord or equivalent to:

correct any conversion errors
insure that Bible references match the Logos specifications
for Vyrso style book i.e. light reading that is sufficient
for Logos style book, add the tags, milestones and labels required for Logos functionality

3. Create a Personal Book from the updated .docx file

While Vyrso is intended to be a simple reader similar to other e-readers, Logos is not intended to be used with resources without the Logos markups.

Keep Smiling 4 Jesus :)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/835351#Comment_835351

What advantages do books purchased from Logos have over ebooks purchased from christianbooks.com ...

Logos Bibles with appropriate tagging allows range of original language verbal expression to be highlighted. For example, Greek morphological usage can be highlighted in English, Greek, German, and Spanish Bibles. Logos wiki => Examples of visual filters

Logos datasets and tagging enable incredible search capabilities compared to eBooks.

Logos 30 Day Training => https://www.logos.com/30-day-training shows many Logos advantages for doing Bible Study.

Christianbook.com has 59,090 eBooks available

Vyrso => https://vyrso.com/products/search?q= has 20,492 eBooks available for purchase and use in Faithlife apps and applications (includes Logos).

For Christianbook (personal book conversion) and Vyrso eBooks, link recognition can be challenging when the text has chapter and verse without associated book in the same sentence: e.g. Scripture Index for John 1:1-2 having Matthew 1:1-2 pop-up

Logos Live resources => https://www.logos.com/products/search?Status=Live has 18,533 results so Logos + Vyrso are less than Christianbook.

Keep Smiling [:)]